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31Pelton-Turbine — im Kartell Kraftwerk in St. Anton am Arlberg …
32Bourne Civic Society — is a voluntary organization concerned with the development of the town and community of Bourne, Lincolnshire, in the past, present and future.It was founded in 1977, at a time of a rapid expansion of the town which seems set to continue beyond… …
33James Sayers (physicist) — James Sayers was born in 1912 on a farm in Corkey, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. As a teenager, he built a water wheel powering a generator to provide electricity to the farm. As a physicist, he worked with John Randall and Harry Boot on the… …
34Prime Mover — Any machine capable of producing power to do work. A device such as an engine or water wheel that drives an electric generator …
35Prime mover — The engine, turbine, water wheel, or similar machine that drives an electric generator; or, for reporting purposes, a device that converts energy to electricity directly (e.g., photovoltaic solar and fuel cells). U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy… …
36Reversible turbine — A hydraulic turbine, normally installed in a pumped storage plant, which can be used alternatively as a pump or as an engine, turbine, water wheel, or other apparatus that drives an electrical generator. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy… …
37hydroelectric turbine — noun turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator • Hypernyms: ↑turbine • Hyponyms: ↑Francis turbine …
38turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …
39Recreational vehicle — This article is about the vehicle. For the film, see RV (film). RV redirects here. For other uses, see RV (disambiguation). A Class A motorhome with slide out extended floors …
40energy conversion — ▪ technology Introduction the transformation of energy from forms provided by nature to forms that can be used by humans. Over the centuries a wide array of devices and systems has been developed for this purpose. Some of these energy …
