Mechanical Engineering :: Hydraulic Machines
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Power required to drive a centrifugal pump is directly proportional to __________ of its impeller.
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The mechanical efficiency of an impulse turbine is
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The overshot water wheels are those in which the wheel runs entirely by the __________ of water.
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In a Kaplan turbine runner, the number of blades are generally between
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If Hg is the gross or total head and hf is the head lost due to friction, then net or effective head (H) is given by
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Discharge of a centrifugal pump is
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A Pelton wheel develops 1750 kW under a head of 100 metres while running at 200 r.p.m. and discharging 2500 litres of water per second. The unit power of the wheel is
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The static head of a centrifugal pump is equal to the __________ of suction head and delivery head.
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The ratio of actual work available at the turbine to the energy imparted to the wheel is known as __________ efficiency.
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Geometric similarity is said to exist between the model and the prototype, if both of them