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Engineering, 21.09.2020 04:01 lisamccray45

Water for a Pelton wheel turbine flows from the headwaterand through the penstock as shownbelow. The effective friction factor (a function of Reynolds number and relative surface roughness) for the penstock, control valves, and the like is 0.030and the diameter of the jet is 0.22m. Required:
a. Determine the maximum power output.
b. Calculate the potential energy to kinetic energy conversion efficiency. What can be done to improve this conversion efficiency?

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