CE 704 · Chapter 7

Hydropower Engineering past question

7.1.4 Preliminary design of Francis and Pelton turbines

The water turbine at a hydel storage plant produces 1000 HP when working under a net head of 30 m and with an overall efficiency of 80%. The inflow in the reservoir during a year is given below:

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Q (Mm³) 90 80 73 80 70 98 120 80 96 105 100 75

Find, i) Minimum capacity required ii) Total quantity of the water wasted (Assume the reservoir is full in the beginning of the year). [4+4]

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