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Pelton wheel

American  
[pel-tn] / ˈpɛl 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 British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Pelton wheel

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

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