Pelton wheel
English
Etymology
Invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s.
Noun
Pelton wheel (plural Pelton wheels)
- (hydroelectricity) A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, extracting energy from the impulse of moving water
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