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Pelton|ˈpɛltən|
Also pelton.
The name of L. A. Pelton (1829–1908), U.S. engineer, used attrib. to designate an undershot water-wheel he invented that has divided buckets fixed to the rim, which deflect a jet of water directed at them.
1885Engineering 30 Oct. 433 The Pelton wheel is said to have used 162·98 cubic feet of water a minute, and to have given 107·49 horse-power, showing an efficiency of 90·2 per cent. 1916J. Park Text.-bk. Pract. Hydraulics xiv. 242 A Pelton water-wheel 3 feet in diameter, formed of a solid steel disc with phosphor-bronze buckets riveted to the rim, is working in California under a head of 2100 feet. 1962Times 21 May (Commonwealth Chambers of Commerce Suppl.) p. xii/5 (Advt.), Cast steel runners and pelton wheels for hydro-electric plants. 1972J. M. K. Dake Essent. Engin. Hydraulics vi. 163 It is possible to have more than one jet operating on a Pelton wheel and two jets are quite common. |