I need the answer as soon as possible A Pelton wheel is working under a head of 45m and the discharge is 0.8 m³/s. The meanbucket speed is 14 m/s. Find the overallefficiency and the power produced if the jet isdeflected by the blades through an angle of165°. Assume the coefficient of velocity =0.985 and mechanical efficiency = 0.95.

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