Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
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Chapter 10, Problem 70P
An impulse turbine under a net head of 33 ft was tested at a variety of speeds. The flow rate and the brake force needed to set the impeller speed were recorded:
Calculate and plot the machine power output and efficiency as a function of water turbine speed.
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