Experiment No. 4 - Load Test On Impulse Water Turbine
Experiment No. 4 - Load Test On Impulse Water Turbine
Experiment No. 4 - Load Test On Impulse Water Turbine
Experiment No. 4
AIM:
APPARATUS REQUIRED:
Pressure gauge
Venurimeter
Break drum diameter
Tachometer
FORMULA:
Input power=WQH/1000 kW
Where,
Q-Discharge (m 3/s)
Where,
A=3.14*r^2 in m2
=3.318^-3 m3
dH=(P1-P2)*10 m of water
= (4.7-3.8)*10
=9 m of water
Experiment No. 4 - LOAD TEST ON IMPULSE WATER TURBINE
Net weight,T=T0+T1-T2
Where,
N-750rpm
T-Torque in Nm
Efficiency (n)=(Output/Input)*100
S.No. Inlet Venturimeter Flow Speed Weight Weight Net Output Input Efficiency
pressure Pressure gauge Rate on hanger on weight Power Power
reading(kg/sq.cm) spring
P Q N T1 Balance
(kg/sq.cm) (cu.m/s) (rpm) ( kgf) T2 T O I ∩
P1 P2 (kgf) (kgf) (kW) (kW) (%)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Experiment No. 4 - LOAD TEST ON IMPULSE WATER TURBINE
PROCEDURE:
Initially the brake drum circumference and the rope circumference is measured
using the given thread.
The effective radius is calculated using the rope and brake drum circumference.
The speed of the turbine is measured using the tachometer and is set to be
maintained at constant speed of all loads.
The minimum load of the Pelton turbine is calculated using the maximum output.
Using this, the loads are added in the hanger in successive steps until the
maximum load is reached.
For the corresponding loads the inlet pressure is measured using the pressure
gauge and the total head of water is calculated.
Venturimeter pressure gauge readings are measured as P1 and P2 for the
corresponding loads.
The flow rate of water is calculated from the Venurimeter readings.
The net weight is calculated using the weight on hanger, weight on spring balance
and self-weight.
Output power is calculated.
Input power is calculated from discharge of the Venurimeter and th head of water.
Finally the efficiency of the turbine is calculated.
Experiment No. 4 - LOAD TEST ON IMPULSE WATER TURBINE
GRAPH:
Head Vs Discharge
Head Vs Output
Head Vs Efficiency
RESULT:
Thus, the load test on Pelton turbine was made and the characteristics curves are plotted.