Given: Refer Figure 12.34.H=6  m ; S P=2350 \times 10^3  W ; \eta_o=0.88

d_2=2.8  m ; \eta_d=0.78 ;\left(p_a-p_2\right) / w=4.5  m

From the equation for overall efficiency, \eta_o=S P / w Q H,

Discharge

Q=\frac{S P}{W H \eta_o}=\frac{2350 \times 10^3}{9810 \times 6 \times 0.88}=45.37  m ^3 / s

Velocity at the inlet of the draft tube can be calculated using, Q=\frac{\pi}{4} d_2^2 \times V_2

V_2=\frac{4 Q}{\pi d_2^2}=\frac{4 \times 45.37}{\pi \times 2.8^2}=7.37  m / s

For the draft tube,

\frac{p_2}{W}=\frac{p_a}{W}-H_s-\left[\frac{V_2^2-V_3^2}{2 g}-h_f\right]

But,                                                  \frac{p_a-p_2}{w}=4.5

\frac{V_2^2-V_3^2}{2 g}-h_f=4.5-H_s

From the equation for efficiency of draft tube,

\begin{aligned}& \eta_d=\left(\frac{V_2^2-V_3^2}{2 g}-h_f\right) / \frac{V_2^2}{2 g}=\frac{4.5-H_s}{7.37^2 / 2 \times 9.81}=0.78 \\& H_s=2.34  m\end{aligned}

i.e., Maximum height above tail race = 2.34 m.