PROBLEMI.2 A HYDRAULIC TURBINE IS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE 800 KW POWER AT 500 RPM UNDER A NET HEAD OF 40 M. FOR INITIAL TESTING A GEOMETRICALLY SIMILAR MODEL OF 1:4 SIZE NEEDS TO BE TESTED IN A LAB WHERE AVAILABLE HEAD IS 10 M.THE OPERATING SPEED AND POWER PRODUCED BY THE MODEL RESPECTIVELY IS

PROBLEMI.2 A HYDRAULIC TURBINE IS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE 800 KW POWER AT 500 RPM UNDER A NET HEAD OF 40 M. FOR INITIAL TESTING A GEOMETRICALLY SIMILAR MODEL OF 1:4 SIZE NEEDS TO BE TESTED IN A LAB WHERE AVAILABLE HEAD IS 10 M.THE OPERATING SPEED AND POWER PRODUCED BY THE MODEL RESPECTIVELY IS

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PROBLEMI.2 A HYDRAULIC TURBINE IS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE 800 KW POWER AT 500
RPM UNDER A NET HEAD OF 40 M. FOR INITIAL TESTING A GEOMETRICALLY SIMILAR
MODEL OF 1:4 SIZE NEEDS TO BE TESTED IN A LAB WHERE AVAILABLE HEAD IS 10 M.THE
OPERATING SPEED AND POWER PRODUCED BY THE MODEL RESPECTIVELY IS

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