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    JIMMA UNIVERSITY, JIMMA

    Jimma Institute of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering


    SEE 7091 Hydro Power Engineering
    M.Sc. End Semester Examination
    Year : I Max. Marks & Time: 50 & 3 hours
    Examiner : Dr.A.Venkata Ramayya Sem: 2nd
    Date : 01-02--2017
    INSTRUCTIONS
    You only have HOBSONS choice; that means you do not have choice
    In the current context of CUT THROAT COMPETITION, doing correctly at snails
    pace alone is inadequate and you need to do it fast: this call for judicious TIME
    MANAGEMENT by answering to the POINT in contention
    If some data are not implicitly implied; EXPLICITLY state the assumed one
    Give sharp, precise and legible explanations/presentations; they really MATTER A
    LOT
    Complete ONE question before going to the ANOTHER; ORGANIZE YOURSELF
    Question paper consists of 2 PAGES
    Be cool, stay calm and remain FOCUSSED

    1.
    a. With respect to the hydraulic design of a surge tank, write down the differential equation to
    be solved to determine the change in water level due to the water hammer?
    b. Discuss the pros and cons of different types of surge tanks?
    c. Under what circumstances do we use a surge tank in the tail race side of a water turbine?
    d. Discuss the pros and cons of horizontal and vertical installation of a water turbine in the
    hydro power plant.
    e. Differentiate between a Pelton and Turgo impulse turbine
    f. What is the difference between a salient pole synchronous generator and a cylindrical rotor
    synchronous generator?
    2.
    a) Pelton turbine, generally, is recommended to be used for high head and low discharge.
    However, if one uses the same for low head and high discharge what is the consequence?
    b) Define specific speed and derive an expression for the specific speed of a water turbine
    c) Draw the velocity triangles at the entry and exit of the first and second pass of a cross flow
    turbine and using the same write down an expression for the total work produced
    d) Define Thomas cavitation coefficient and write down the condition for the prevalence or
    absence of cavitation. Show graphically the cavitation and no cavitation zones on a plot of
    Cavitation coefficient versus specific speed.
    e) Using a neat sketch, explain as to how one can install a turbine above the tail race without
    losing the head available.ous generator.
    3.
    a. In a hydroelectric plant site, the effective head in a Francis turbine which is coupled to
    a generator with 8 pairs of poles working under 50 Hz frequency is 150m. The
    machine is working at a design discharge of 15 m 3/s at an elevation where the
    atmospheric pressure is 10 m. The saturation pressure corresponding to the water
    temperature of 15oC is 0.17m. Assuming turbine efficiency of 0.85 and generator
    efficiency of 0.75, determine

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    i. The critical cavitation coefficient
    ii. The level of turbine outlet above the tail race.

    Use the following expression c=0.006+0.55(Ns/444.6)1.88


    b. The following data refers to a proposed hydroelectric power plant
    Available Head =27m
    Catchment area =430 sq.km
    Rainfall =150cm/year
    Percolation loss =20%
    Evaporation loss =18.75%
    Penstock efficiency =95%
    Turbine efficiency =80%
    Generator efficiency =86%
    Load factor =0.45
    i. Calculate power developed
    ii. Suggest the suitable turbines to be employed
    iii. How many number of those turbines need to be employed

    4.
    A. Define rate of return and looking at the following example formulate an expression to
    determine the same without using the trial and error method. For this small hydro project take
    the life as 100 years.

    Item Cost in USD


    Construction 160,000,000.0
    0
    Interest during construction(IDC) = construction cost X construction period (4 yr) 320,000,000*i
    divided by 2, and multiplied
    by the interest rate, i:
    Annual operation, maintenance, and 1,000,000.00
    replacement (OM&R) cost
    Annual benefits 15,000.000.00

    B. Monthly flow volumes feeding a reservoir are given in the table. Determine the storage
    capacity required to supply the mean annual flow yield.

    Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Volume 296 386 504 714 810 1154 746 1158 348 150 223 182
    (Million m3)

    GOOD LUCK !!!

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