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Categories: 19th-century inventions, Steam turbines, Egyptian inventions, History of the steam engine, long volume value

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Turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn WordNet 3.0

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Turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A steam turbine is a machine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Wikipedia

Type of turbine device which uses steam from a boiler to rotate the turbine blades Wikidata

A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations. Wiktionary

System through which steam is passed. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

turbine

PART OF

nuclear power plant

Athlone Power Station

Osborne Power Station

coal-fired power station

HAS KIND

condensing turbine

Parsons turbine

Abdampfturbine