water turbine
Dam's rotating engine
A water turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from moving water.
Water flows through the turbine, spinning blades connected to a shaft that drives generators or machinery.
Hydroelectric dams use water turbines to convert the potential energy of dammed water into electricity.
The technology dates to ancient water wheels but modern turbines achieve far greater efficiency.
Pump's spinning blade assembly
- runnerOne who sprints
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- statorImmobile motor component
shaft · bearing · hub · nozzle · wicket gate · bucket · spoon · casing
Controlled water conduit
- damWater-holding barrier
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- spillwayDam's water release structure
tailrace · headwater · weir · sluice · intake · powerhouse · catchment · run-of-river
Directed flow of charge
- streamSteady continuous flow
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- pressureForce upon contact
- headUppermost body part
discharge · volume · kinetic · momentum · laminar · turbulent · cavitation · erosion
Energy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- outputWhat something generates
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- conversionAct of changing states
kilowatt · megawatt · capacity · load · torque · mechanical · generation · transmission
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- cleanFree of soil
- greenColor of vegetation
- low-carbonMinimal CO2 output
- ecofriendlyNot harmful to nature
alternative · distributed · off-grid · micro-hydro · small-scale · community · rural electrification · decentralized
impeller
Pump's spinning blade assembly
stator · shaft · bearing · hub · nozzle · wicket gate · bucket · spoon · casing · seal
penstock
Controlled water conduit
- damWater-holding barrier
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
spillway · tailrace · headwater · weir · sluice · intake · powerhouse · catchment · run-of-river · fish ladder
current
Directed flow of charge
head · discharge · volume · kinetic · momentum · laminar · turbulent · cavitation · erosion · sediment
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- outputWhat something generates
- efficiencyProductive without waste
conversion · kilowatt · megawatt · capacity · load · torque · mechanical · generation · transmission · voltage
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- cleanFree of soil
- greenColor of vegetation
- low-carbonMinimal CO2 output
ecofriendly · alternative · distributed · off-grid · micro-hydro · small-scale · community · rural electrification · decentralized
- green energywind power, solar power, renewables, solar farm, solar panel
- hydropowerhydropower, dam, hydroelectricity, hydroelectric dam, penstock
- waterpowerwatermill, hydropower, hydroelectric dam, hydroelectric plant, hydroelectricity
- turbinesrotor, stator, rotor blades, nozzle, blade angle
- turbomachineryrotor, stator, blade, blades, impeller
- fluid machinespump, compressor, blower, impeller, hydraulic pump
water turbinewind turbine
Kinetic air energy converter
gas turbine · steam turbine · wind power · solar panel · windmill
water turbinegas turbine
Fuel-to-rotation engine
diesel generator · natural gas plant · internal combustion engine · nuclear power plant
water turbinesolar panel
Light-to-power converter
photovoltaic cell · nuclear reactor · diesel generator · internal combustion engine · fuel cell
water, underwater, aquarium, aquatic, waterproof, watershed, turbo, watertight, hydrate