IMPACT OF FREE JET's

QUE1- THE FORCE EXERTED BY A JET OF WATER ON A STATIONARY VERTICAL PLATE IN THE
DIRECTION OF JET IS GIVEN BY ?
ANS- paV2 .
QUE2- THE FORCE EXERTED BY A JET OF WATER ONA MOVING VERTICAL PLATE IN THE
DIRECTION OF MOTION OF PLATE IS GIVEN BY?
ANS- pA(V-u)2 .
QUE3- WHEN A STEADY JET IMPINGES ON A FIXED INCLINED SURFACE
ANS- THE FLOW IS DIVIDED INTO PARTS PROPORTIONAL TO YHE ANGLE OF INCLINATION OF
THE SURFACE .
QUE4- FOR YHE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY OF A SERIES OF CURVED VANES,THE SPEED IS
ANS- 1/2 OF THE JET SPEED.
QUE5- THE EFFICIENCY OF JET PROPULSION WITH INLET ORIFICES AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE
DIRECTION OF MOTION OF THE SHIP IS GIVEN BY
ANS- 2VU/(V+u)2
QUE6 THE EFFICIENCY OF JET PROPULSION WHEN THE INLET ORIFICES FACE THE DIRECTION
OF MOTION OF THE SHIP IS GIVEN BY
ANS- 2u/V+2u

HYDRAULIC TURBINES
QUE1- FOR AN IMPULSE TURBINE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS CORRECT:
ANS- IT OPERATES WITH INITIAL COMPLETE CONVERSION OF PRESSURE HEAD TO VELOCITY
HEAD.
QUE2- WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS CORRECT IN CASE OF A PELTON WHEEL :
ANS- IT OOPERATES BY CONVERTING THE AVALAIBLE ENERGY FULLY INTO KINETIC ENERGY
BEFORE ENTERING THE MOTOR.
QUE3- THE EFFECTIVE (OR NET) HEAD OF THE TURBINE IS
ANS- THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN THE GROSS HEAD MINUS HEAD LOSS IN PESTOCK AND THE
VELOCITY HEAD AT THE TURBINE EXIT.
QUE4- THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN THE POWER OBTAINED FROM THE TURBINE SHAFT AND
THE POWER SUPPLIED BY WATER AT ITS ENTRY TO THE TURBINE IS EQUAL TO
ANS- SUM OF HYDRAULLIC AND MECHANICAL LOSSES
QUE5- WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS A DEFINATION OF HYDRAULLIC
EFFICIENCY OF A TURBINE?
ANS- THE RATIO OF POWER UTILIZED BY RUNNER TO THAT SUPPLIED BY WATER AT ENTRY
TO THE TURBINE.

QUE6- THE POWER WHICH APPEARS IN THE EXPRESSION FOR THE SPECIFIC SPEED IS THE:
ANS- SHAFT POWER
QUE7- WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS CORRECT :
RUNAWAY SPEED OF HYDRAULIC TURBINE IS THE SPEED
ANS- AT WHICH THE TURBINE RUNNER CAN BE ALLOWED TO RUN FREELY WITHOUT LOAD
AND WITH WICKET GATES WIDE OPEN.
QUE8- THE SPECIFIC SPEED OF TURBINE IS GIVEN AS
ANS-

QUE9- WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS CORRECT FOR A REACTION TURBINE?

ANS- THERE IS ONLY PARTIAL CONVERSION OF AVALAIBLE HEAD TO VELOCITY HEAD BEFORE
ENTRY TO ROTOR.
QUE10- IN A REACTION TURBINE THE FUNCTION OF A DRAFT TUBE IS TO
ANS- RECONVERT THE KINETIC ENERGY TO FLOW ENERGY
QUE11- WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO REACTION TURBINE IS
INCORRECT
ANS- THE WATER LEAVES THE TURBINE AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
QUE12- WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TURBINE IS SUTAIBLE FOR SPECIFIC SPEED RANGING
FROM 300 TO 1000 AND HEADS BELOW 30m:
ANS- KALPAN
QUE13- SPECIFIC SPEED OF TURBO MACHINE
ANS- RELATES THE SHAPE RATHER THAN THE SIZE OF THE MACHINE
QUE14- IN AN OUTWARD RADIAL FLOW TURBINE ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESS IS
ANS