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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

/ ˈɛə /

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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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Pelton wheel1

C19: named after L. A. Pelton (1829–1908), US engineer who invented it
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There’s no cellular service, electricity is supplied by a small Pelton wheel run by Chelan PUD or by solar panels, and internet and telephones are available only by satellite.

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Pelton wheel which develops 5,000 horse-power.

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In the top right-hand corner is a Pelton wheel of proportionate size required to do the same amount of work with the same consumption of water at the same pressure.

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The little cut in the upper corner represents a Pelton wheel drawn on the same scale, which, given an equal supply of water at the same pressure, would develop the same power as the Laxey monster.

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