“…Several works are done for optimization to modify parameters to improve the CONTACT Abdus Samad samad@iitm.ac.in performance. The parameters include blade thickness by camber line modification (Gomes, Henriques, Gato, & Falcão, 2012), number of RBs and GVs (Badhurshah & Samad, 2015), tip clearance (Thakker & Dhanasekaran, 2004), RB solidity (Cui & Liu, 2014), blade setting angle (Liu, Cui, Kim, & Shi, 2016), guide vane shape (Thakker, Dhanasekaran, & Ryan, 2005), hub-to-tip ratio (Thakker, Khaleeq, Takao, & Setoguchi, 2003), etc. for the impulse turbine.…”