⚡ Pelton Hydro Turbine Runner & Bucket Sizer
Size high-head Pelton impulse hydro turbines: water jet velocity, pitch circle diameter (PCD), bucket double-spoon dimensions, Tygun bucket count, and Euler power.
⚡ Fortran 90 Engine
Double Precision (IEEE 754)
✓ ISO / ASME Validated
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📅 Mise en service
Jun 2026
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⚡ Rotating Pelton Wheel, High-Speed Nozzle Jets & Splitter Buckets
Real-time visual simulation: High-head needle nozzle jet striking bucket splitters and deflecting at 165°📝 Configuration & Presets
Euler Impulse Pelton Formulation:
• Water Jet Velocity: Vj = Cv · √(2·g·Hnet) [m/s]
• Runner Pitch Diameter: D1 = (60 · ku · Vj) / (π · N) [m]
• Tygun Buckets Formula: Zb = round(0.5 · (D1/dj) + 15)
• Shaft Power: Pshaft = ρ · Q · g · Hnet · ηoverall [MW].
• Water Jet Velocity: Vj = Cv · √(2·g·Hnet) [m/s]
• Runner Pitch Diameter: D1 = (60 · ku · Vj) / (π · N) [m]
• Tygun Buckets Formula: Zb = round(0.5 · (D1/dj) + 15)
• Shaft Power: Pshaft = ρ · Q · g · Hnet · ηoverall [MW].
📊 Performance Results
Configure inputs and click Compute to view results.
📘 Calculation Methodology & Pelton Turbine Standards
Impulse Turbine Kinematics
All pressure energy is converted into kinetic energy in stationary needle nozzles, generating high-velocity water jets ($V_j > 100\,\text{m/s}$) that strike double-spoon buckets at atmospheric pressure.
Bucket Splitter & 165° Deflection
The central splitter ridge divides the jet symmetrically into two equal streams, deflecting them through $165^\circ$ to extract virtually all kinetic energy without interfering with the subsequent bucket.
Key Engineering Assumptions
- IEC 60193 hydraulic impulse turbine standards.
- Tygun bucket count empirical correlation.
- Widely used in high-head mountain hydroelectric plants ($H > 150\,\text{m}$).