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A single-jet Pelton wheel with a head over the nozzle of 210 m has its buckets on a cycle of 0.9 m diameter. The defle

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:00 am
by answerhappygod
A single-jet Pelton wheel with a head over the
nozzle of 210 m has its buckets on a cycle of 0.9 m diameter. The
deflecting angle of the bucket is 1620. Find (a) the
best speed, (b) the hydraulic efficiency of the runner when the
speed is 800 rev/min. CV for the nozzle is 0.975.
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Ans: 664 rev/min, 93.6 per cent]