In a single row impulse turbine, steam leaves the nozzle at 600 m/s. The nozzle angle and the mean blade speed is 25° and 200 m/s. The blade velocity coefficient is 0.8. Determine the blade outlet angle if the steam leaves the turbine blades axially.

Correct Answer: 54°
C1 = 600 m/s, α = 25°, Cbl = 200 m/s, K = 0.8, β = 90° Steps for construction – Select a suitable scale and draw line LM corresponding to 200 m/s (Cbl). At M, at an angle of 25° cut a length corresponding to 600 m/s at S. Join LS. Produce L to meet perpendicular from S at P. The inlet triangle is complete. By measurement – Cr1 = 427.18 m/s, θ = 36° Cr2 = KCr1 = 0.8(427.18) = 341.74 m/s Through M, draw a ray perpendicular to LM. Join L to a point N on ray through M such that the length LN should correspond to 341.74 m/s. By measurement, Ф = 54°.