Pelton wheel
[ pel-tn ]
/ ˈpɛl tn /
noun
a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
Origin of Pelton wheel
1880–85; named after L. A.
Pelton (died 1908), U.S. engineer, its inventor
British Dictionary definitions for pelton wheel
Pelton wheel
/ (ˈpɛltən) /
noun
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
Word Origin for Pelton wheel
C19: named after L. A.
Pelton (1829–1908), US engineer who invented it