Pelton wheel

English

Etymology

Invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s.

Noun

Pelton wheel (plural Pelton wheels)

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