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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pelton wheel¹

1880–85; named after L. A. Pelton (died 1908), U.S. engineer, its inventor

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pelton wheel¹

C19: named after L. A. Pelton (1829–1908), US engineer who invented it