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Record 1 1987-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steam Turbines
  • Hydraulic Turbines
CONT

Another steam-driven machine ... used a jet of steam impinging on blades projecting from a wheel causing it to rotate. This machine operated on the impulse principle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Turbines à vapeur
  • Turbines hydrauliques
CONT

Comme l'eau dans les turbines hydrauliques, la vapeur peut agir uniquement par sa force vive sur les aubes de la roue mobile d'une turbine, qui fonctionne alors par action.

Spanish

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