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| Pel·ton wheel [ pélt'n wl ] (plural Pel·ton wheels) |
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impulse turbine: an impulse turbine in which cup-shaped buckets on the edge of a rotor are hit with a high-pressure jet of water, causing the rotor to turn
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| [Late 19th century. After L. A. Pelton (1829-1908), U.S. engineer] |
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