CE 704 · Chapter 7
Hydropower Engineering past question
7.1.4 Preliminary design of Francis and Pelton turbines
Water is being supplied to a pelton wheel under a head of 300 m through a 100 mm diameter pipes. If the quantity of water supplied to the wheel is 1.50 m³/s, find the number of jets in the wheel. Assume coefficient of velocity is 0.96. [4]