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/pel"tn/a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.[1880-85; named after L. A. Pelton (d. 1908), U.S. engineer, its inventor]
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Pelton wheel
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Pelton wheel — Pel ton wheel (Mech.) A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, consisting of a row of double cup shaped buckets arranged round the rim of a wheel and actuated by one or more jets of water playing into the cups at high velocity. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pelton wheel — The Pelton wheel is among the most efficient types of water turbines. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton (1829 1908) in the 1870s, and is an impulse machine, meaning that it uses the principle of Newton s second law to extract energy from a… … Wikipedia
pelton wheel — ˈpeltən also tən noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Lester Allen Pelton died 1908 American engineer who invented it : an impulse turbine or waterwheel consisting of a row of double cup shaped buckets arranged around the rim of a… … Useful english dictionary
pelton wheel — /ˈpɛltən wil/ (say peltuhn weel) noun a type of water wheel with buckets around its rim, water from a dam being fed at high speed to hit the buckets and push the wheel around. {named after its inventor, Lester Allan Pelton, 1829–1908, US… …
Pelton — may refer to:;Places * Pelton, County Durham, England * Pelton, New South Wales, Australia;People * Lester Allan Pelton, inventor of the ** Pelton wheel* Robert Young Pelton, an adventure journalist * Joe Pelton, an American poker player * Jack J … Wikipedia
Pelton — Turbine Pelton Roue Pelton Une turbine Pelton est un type de turbine hydraulique utilisée dans les centrales hydroélectriques. Elle a été inventée en 1879 par Lester Allan Pelton, en Californie. Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
Pelton-Turbine — im Kartell Kraftwerk in St. Anton am Arlberg … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pelton Turbine — A type of impulse hydropower turbine where water passes through nozzles and strikes cups arranged on the periphery of a runner, or wheel, which causes the runner to rotate, producing mechanical energy. The runner is fixed on a shaft, and the… … Energy terms
Lester Allan Pelton — (September 5, 1829 – March 14, 1908), was an American inventor who created the impulse water turbine.He was born in Vermilion, Ohio and in 1850 immigrated to Camptonville, California during the gold rush. Pelton made his living as a carpenter and … Wikipedia
Turbine Pelton — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pelton (homonymie). Roue Pelton Une turbine Pelton est un type de turbine hydraulique utilisée dans les centrales hydroélectriques. El … Wikipédia en Français
