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hydroelectric turbine

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Noun1.hydroelectric turbinehydroelectric turbine - turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator
Francis turbine - a type of hydroelectric turbine
turbine - rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate


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The water locked behind the dam will flood a 600 km (375 mi)-long reservoir for irrigating crops; and water pouring through 26 hydroelectric turbines will generate 84.
Big dam, big problem? (Earth/Engineering) by Lubick, Naomi / Science World
One possibility, Lane said, is to use irrigation water flowing out of the California Aqueduct in the far west valley to turn a hydroelectric turbine.
WATER DISTRICT JOINS POWER EFFORT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
When construction workers in South Carolina recently dug a new hole for a hydroelectric turbine, they unearthed evidence of the oldest mammals yet discovered on the East Coast of the United States, reports paleontologist Robert M.
Oldest East Coast mammals by Murray, Mary / Science News
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