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Pelton wheel

[ pel-tn ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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