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Categories: Articles with short description, Hellenistic engineering, Industrial design, History of thermodynamics, Ancient inventions
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aeolipile  Aeliopile  aeolipyle  Aeolopila  eolipile
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An aeolipile, aeolipyle, or eolipile, from the Greek "Αἰόλου πύλη", also known as a Hero's engine, is a simple, bladeless radial steam turbine which spins when the central water container is heated. Wikipedia
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An aeolipile, aeolipyle, or eolipile, from the Greek "Αἰόλου πύλη", also known as a Hero's engine, is a simple, bladeless radial steam turbine which spins when the central water container is heated. Wikipedia
Simple, bladeless radial steam turbine Wikidata
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heat engine
radial turbine
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Hero
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aeolipile
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Aeliopile, aeolipyle, Aeolopila, eolipile, Eolopile, Hero's aeolipile, Hero's engine, Hero engine, Heron's engine, Steam ball, Æolipile
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aeolipyle, eolipile, Hero's engine

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