Lab report 6 (dated:9-05-2016)

Operating Characteristics of a Propeller Turbine

Table:

Br
Br
Flo Ta ak
Sa Bra Differ Sp Fo ak Tur Hydr Tor
w re e Effici
mpl No ke ential ee rc e bin aulic qu
Ra Va Po ency
e te Set d e Fo e e
te lu we
Nu s tin Press rc Hea Pow
Q e r
mb g ure n T e d er T
[l/ Pb E
er P [rp [N Fb H Ph [N
mi (N [%]
[%] [kPa] m] m] [m] [W] m]
n] m) [W
(N)
]

18 16 0. 0. 0.4 0.8 26.1 0.0 5.6

1 0 2.0 8.3 19 42 00 2 4 2 33 3 21.5

19 14 0. 0. 0.5 0.8 26.2 0.0 6.9

2 3 2.2 8.2 99 55 00 5 4 4 44 0 26.3

18 13 0. 0. 0.6 0.8 27.4 0.0 7.7

3 6 6.8 8.7 80 67 00 7 9 2 54 6 28.3

18 96 0. 0. 0.6 0.9 27.8 0.0 5.3

4 9 9.4 8.9 1 66 00 6 1 3 53 1 19.1

19 78 0. 0. 0.8 0.9 30.5 0.0 5.7

5 12 1.3 9.5 2 88 00 8 7 6 70 6 18.8

18 59 1. 0. 1.0 1.0 29.7 0.0 5.3

6 15 9.3 9.8 8 07 00 7 0 1 86 8 18.1

Graph:
 characteristic curve for propeller turbine
0.100 30.00

0.090
25.00
0.080

0.070
20.00
0.060 torque
0.050 15.00 brake power
torque(NM) BRAKE POWER(W) or efficiency
efficiency
0.040
10.00
0.030

0.020
5.00
0.010

0.000 0.00
0 11000
0 0 0 22000
000

speed(RPM)

Comments&discussion:
1-Graph is made by using the values of the table, taking speed in RPM at x-axis
while take the torque in Nm and brake power or efficiency at the seconday axis.
2-while talking about the efficiency curve, efficiency increases slowly and then
decreases. It happens due to the brake power, as brake power increases and
becomes maximum at 7.76 W efficiency is 28.3 and the decreases.

3- The efficiency of Propeller turbine is going to maximum at intermediate

speed of 1100 to 1600 RPM
4-in the case of torque curve is also depend upon the brake power , since torque is
turning effect of force which is minimum initially at brake power 5.63W , but torque
is inversely proportional to the brake power , in the graph neglecting 2 nd and third
values it follows the same trend .
5-An appropriate change in the table or complete table including more than 9
reading can make the graph more appropriate.