A Pelton wheel has mean bucket speed of 128m/s and is supplied with water at a rate of 750 litres/sec under a head of 35 m. If the bucket deflects the jet through an angle of 160 ^o , find the horse power and the efficiency of the turbine. Take the coefficient of velocity as 0.98. Neglect friction in the bucket.

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Mean bucket speed u 12 ms Discharge through the nozzle Q 750 litre... View the full answer