Penstock
[penstɒk]
Definition
(n.) A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses.
(n.) The barrel of a wooden pump.
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Definition
n. a trough conveying water to a water-wheel.
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Examples
- Each turbine in a penstock represents the power of 5,000 horses, and there are now ten or more employed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- At the bottom of the penstock is placed a turbine wheel fixed on a shaft, and to which shaft is connected an electric generator or other power machine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- At the gate is placed a vertical iron tube called a penstock, 7? feet in diameter and 160 feet deep. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Water is conveyed from a reservoir or dam through a pipe (penstock) to the turbine case, in which is placed the heavy metal turbine wheel (Fig. 122). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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