HYDRAULIC MACHINES III

VELOCITY TRIANGLE

Solution by DF Sozinando, Mechanical Eng. student at Vaal University of Technology

3- A centrifugal fan delivers 120 m 3/min of air (density 1.2 kg/m 3) running at 960 rev/min. The im peller outer diam eter is 0.7m and the inner is 0.48m. The air enters the im peller radially without shock, the im peller width at inlet is 0.133m and at outlet is 0.115m . The blades are backward inclined m aking angles of 22.5 and 50 with the tangents at inlet and outlet respectively. Losses in the im peller are 70% of the velocity head at outlet and 90% of velocity head at outlet is converted to pressure head in the casing. There is no whirl at inlet. Sketch the inlet and outlet velocity triangles. Calculate: a) The theoretical head developed across the im peller ? b) The pressure head diffrence across the fan m eters of water ? c) The theoretical power developed by the fan ? d) The m anom etric effic ienc y ?

Solution: Q := 120 m
3

min

a := 1.2

kg m
3

N := 960rpm

d2 := 0.7m d1 r1 := 2

d1 := 0.48m d2 r2 := 2

b 1 := 0.133m

b 2 := 0.115m

vw1 := 0

1 := 22.5

2 := 50

NB: when centrifugal fun delivers air and we have casing in the system threfore Hp = Hm - Hc and Hm = Ha; when centrifugal fun is supplies air therefore Hth = Ha

U 1 := N r1

U 1 = 24.127

m s m s
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U 2 := N r2

U 2 = 35.186

HYDRAULIC MACHINES III

VELOCITY TRIANGLE

Solution by DF Sozinando, Mechanical Eng. student at Vaal University of Technology

m vf1 := 1 s Given Q = 2 r1 b 1 vf1 m vf2 := 1 s Given Q = 2 r2 b 2 vf2 vw2 := 1 Given vf2 tan 2 = U 2 - vw2 U 2 vw2 Hth := g m s vf2 := Find vf2 vf1 := Find vf1

( )

m vf1 = 9.972 s

( )

m vf2 = 7.908 s

( )

vw2 := Find vw2 Hth = 102.436 m

vw2 = 28.55

m s

v1 := vf1 v2 := vw2 + vf2

2 2

m v2 = 29.625 s

v 2 2 hL := 70% = 31.323 m 2 g
p1

+ z1 + + Hth - hL = + z2 + 2 g 2 g

v1

p2

v2

p2

p1

v1 - v2 2 g v1 - v2 2g
2

+ z1 - z2 - hL + Hth

H2 - H1 =

- hL + Hth

Hp :=

v1 - v2 2 g

- hL + Hth

Hp = 31.436 m

50

HYDRAULIC MACHINES III

VELOCITY TRIANGLE

Solution by DF Sozinando, Mechanical Eng. student at Vaal University of Technology

Hp = Hm - Hc

v 2 2 Hc := 90% 2g
Hm := Hp + Hc kg m Hw := 1m Given
a g Ha = w g Hw
3

Hm = 71.708 m

w := 1000

Ha := Hm

Hw := Find Hw

( )

Hw = 86.05 mm

m :=

Hm Hth

m = 70.003 %

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