CE 704 · Chapter 7
Hydropower Engineering past question
7.1.3 Selection of turbines and their specific speed, Turbine setting
A hydropower plant having net head of 150 m and design discharge of 25 m³/s is going to use Franci's turbine. Take efficiency=81%. Find the specific speed, turbine diameter and elevation of turbine with respect to the water surface in tailrace. [6]