Pelton wheel

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s.

Noun[edit]

Pelton wheel (plural Pelton wheels)

  1. (hydroelectricity) A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, extracting energy from the impulse of moving water