Wheel, pelton

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.3092.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and glass

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Generation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Taken from curatorial worksheet: "Fait partie de la collection Hydro-Ontario. Cette collection acquise par le musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada en 1992 documente la culture matérielle de l’histoire de l’électricité et ses usages. Auparavant, cette roue hydraulique appartenait à l’Université de Toronto (selon étiquette) Part of the Ontario Hydro Collection. This collection was acquired by the CSTM in 1992. It documents the material culture of the history of electricity and its uses.".
Function: Pour transformer l’énergie mécanique de l’eau en mouvement en énergie électrique.
Technical: Taken from curatorial worksheet: "L’artefact a été modifié avec une fenêtre en verre pour voir son fonctionnement. La roue Pelton a pour principe d’utiliser la force mécanique de l’eau en mouvement pour la transformer en énergie. Ce concept a été développé par Lester Allan Pelton au cours des années 1870 et fut amélioré par la suite par William A Doble.".
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Primarily metal with a glass window.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Wheel, pelton, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.3092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.3092.001/

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