Find the specific speed of the turbine.
A. A water jet of diameter 180 mm impinges on the buckets of a Pelton turbine having overall efficiency of 85% while operating under a net head of 500 m and at speed of 420 rpm. Find the specific speed of the turbine. Take coefficient of velocity of the jet as 0.98 and speed ratio as 0.46.
B. The pitch circle diameter of a Pelton wheel is 0.9 m. A jet of water of diameter 80 mm gets deflected by an angle of 170° when it impinges on the buckets. The bucket friction coefficient and coefficient of velocity of jet can be taken as 0.93 and 0.97 respectively. If the net head available on the wheel is 500 m and speed ratio is 0.45, calculate (a) the power transferred to to the wheel by the jet, (b) hydraulic efficiency, and (c) specific speed of the turbine. Take
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