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Pelton wheel   Listen
noun
Pelton wheel  n.  (Mech.) A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, consisting of a row of double cup-shaped buckets arranged round the rim of a wheel and actuated by one or more jets of water playing into the cups at high velocity.






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... "As the Pelton wheel seems to find the most frequent application in California, it may be convenient for millmen to have the following rule, applicable ...
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