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educed by rounding the inlet edges <strong>of</strong> the blades, such a refinement is not<br />

worth the considerable extra expense.<br />

The principal advantages <strong>of</strong> the coupling are found in unsteady operation.<br />

Torsional vibrations in either the primary or secondary shaft are not transmitted<br />

to the other; further, the full torque is developed only at full speed,<br />

thus easing the starting load on an internal-combustion engine or an electric<br />

motor. A so-called slip coupling may also be used as a slipping clutch, that<br />

is, with ω2 much less than ω1: this is achieved by restricting the normal circulation<br />

<strong>of</strong> fluid either by reducing the quantity <strong>of</strong> fluid in the coupling or<br />

by throttling the flow. Although the efficiency suffers, the control <strong>of</strong> slip in<br />

this way is a useful temporary facility.<br />

The relations derived for pump and turbine rotors (e.g. 13.7, 13.10) apply<br />

to the elements <strong>of</strong> a coupling – again with the provisos about uniformity <strong>of</strong><br />

conditions at inlet and outlet <strong>of</strong> runners. For example, from eqn 13.7, the<br />

work done on the secondary runner divided by mass <strong>of</strong> fluid = u1vw1 −<br />

u2vw2. If zero whirl slip is assumed, then, since radial blades are used in both<br />

runners, the initial whirl component vw1 <strong>of</strong> the fluid entering the secondary<br />

is identical with the blade velocity <strong>of</strong> the primary at that radius, that is,<br />

ω1r0, where r0 is the relevant radius (see Fig. 13.40). Moreover, vw2 for the<br />

secondary is identical with the blade velocity at outlet, u2 = ω2ri. Therefore<br />

Work done on the secondary divided by mass <strong>of</strong> fluid<br />

= ω2r0ω1r0 − ω 2 2 r2 i = ω1ω2r 2 0 − ω2 2 r2 i<br />

Hydrodynamic transmissions 653<br />

(13.29)<br />

Similarly it may be shown that the work done by the primary divided by<br />

mass <strong>of</strong> fluid is<br />

ω 2 1 r2 0 − ω1ω2r 2 i<br />

(13.30)<br />

The difference between the expressions 13.29 and 13.30 is the energy dissipated<br />

divided by mass <strong>of</strong> fluid and, as the flow is highly turbulent, is<br />

proportional to Q 2 , where Q represents the volume rate <strong>of</strong> flow round the<br />

circuit.<br />

Fig. 13.40

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