A turbine has the following data:  inlet radius = 2.2 m    outlet radius = 1.5 m     blade width at inlet = 0.8 m      blade width at outlet = 2.1 m      inlet blade angle = 66º      outlet blade angle =18.5º N = 100 rpm       Q = 85 m3/s  Calculate the angle at the inlet by which the wicket gates should turn the flow from radial. Round off your final answer to two decimal places.

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 A turbine has the following data: 
inlet radius = 2.2 m    outlet radius = 1.5 m     blade width at inlet = 0.8 m      blade width at outlet = 2.1 m      inlet blade angle = 66º      outlet blade angle =18.5º
N = 100 rpm       Q = 85 m3/s 
Calculate the angle at the inlet by which the wicket gates should turn the flow from radial. Round off your final answer to two decimal places.

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