Pelton wheel

Definition of Pelton wheel

Pel´ton wheel
1.(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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