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Pelton wheel
[ pel-tn ]
noun
- a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
Pelton wheel
/ ˈpɛltən /
noun
- a type of impulse turbine in which specially shaped buckets mounted on the perimeter of a wheel are struck by a fast-flowing water jet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pelton wheel1
1880–85; named after L. A. Pelton (died 1908), U.S. engineer, its inventor
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pelton wheel1
C19: named after L. A. Pelton (1829–1908), US engineer who invented it
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