A Francis turbine develops 500 kW at 500 rpm under a head of 50 m. Thehydraulic efficiency is 95% and the overall efficiency is 85%. The flow ratio is0.20cand the ratio of width to diameter is 0.15. The blades occupy 5% of theoutlet area and the inside diameter is half of the outside diameter. Find the guideblade angle at inlet, blade angles at inlet and outlet. The velocity of flow at inletand outlet are equal.

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