Pelton Turbine
Product Code : LSK-FM-10433
Pelton Turbine (SKU LSK-FM-10433) is an impulse turbine unit that shows students how a jet of water drives a Pelton wheel and lets them measure the turbine's performance. It suits fluid machinery practicals for B.Tech and diploma courses in mechanical and civil engineering. Manufacturing takes place at the Science Lab Supplies works on Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, which quotes the turbine directly to colleges, polytechnics, contractors and resellers.
Specifications
The Pelton Turbine's specification is laid out in the table. In short, a Pelton wheel sits in a corrosion-resistant enclosure with a transparent front panel; a manually adjusted spear valve sends a water jet through a nozzle onto the buckets, a gauge reads inlet pressure, and a brake with spring balance on the shaft applies a variable torque load.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-FM-10433 |
| Turbine type | Impulse (Pelton) turbine |
| Runner | Pelton wheel with buckets |
| Jet control | Adjustable spear valve, set manually |
| Nozzle | Directs the water jet onto the buckets |
| Enclosure | Corrosion-resistant |
| Front panel | Transparent |
| Loading | Mechanical brake and spring balance on the wheel shaft |
| Inlet pressure | Gauge |
| Flow rate | Measured by the Digital Hydraulic Bench |
| Speed | Optional optical tachometer, available separately |
| Viewing aid | Optional stroboscope to freeze the image of the wheel |
| Connection | Pipes and fittings for the Digital Hydraulic Bench included |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Pelton Turbine
With the turbine, students can set the spear valve, then record inlet pressure, flow rate, brake torque and (with a tachometer) speed. Plotting these gives power output and efficiency curves for an impulse turbine, one of the standard fluid mechanics lab experiments in engineering colleges.
- B.Tech fluid machinery lab: performance characteristics of a Pelton wheel.
- Torque and power absorbed at different spear valve openings.
- Diploma hydraulics: how an impulse turbine converts jet energy into shaft work, building on jet studies with the Flow Through an Orifice apparatus.
- Relating inlet pressure to jet velocity, using energy ideas from the Bernoulli's Theorem apparatus.
- Viewing bucket action through the front panel, optionally frozen with a stroboscope.
Keep hands clear of the shaft and brake while the wheel is turning, and run tests under staff supervision.
Standard Scope of Supply
The turbine is supplied with its enclosure, spear valve and nozzle, inlet pressure gauge, brake and spring balance assembly, and all pipes and fittings for connection to the Digital Hydraulic Bench. The hydraulic bench, the optical tachometer and a stroboscope are separate items.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Whether you need a single turbine or several for a laboratory with multiple benches, send us the quantity and we will quote it. The quotation lists packing, delivery time and price, and a hydraulic bench or tachometer can be priced on the same document.
Science Lab Supplies holds an Importer-Exporter Code and can ship to buyers in Uganda, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the Philippines and Nepal. Turbine and bench quantities can be raised on the contact page, collected in the enquiry cart, or prepared for a formal tender with the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What else is needed to run the Pelton Turbine?
It needs the Digital Hydraulic Bench, which supplies the water and measures flow rate. Speed readings need the optional optical tachometer, available separately, and both can be quoted with the turbine.
How is turbine power measured?
The brake and spring balance on the shaft give the torque. Combined with the speed from the tachometer, this gives the power absorbed by the turbine.
Does Science Lab Supplies manufacture this turbine?
Yes. The Pelton Turbine is built at the Science Lab Supplies works in Saha, Ambala, India, so the company quoting you is the maker that assembles and dispatches it.
Can students see the wheel working?
Yes. A transparent front panel shows the jet striking the buckets, and an optional stroboscope can freeze the image of the moving wheel.
Related Hydraulic Turbine and Bench Equipment
These Fluid Mechanics items work alongside the Pelton Turbine: the bench that supplies it, a jet-force experiment that explains how buckets produce torque, other turbines and the modular pump-and-dynamometer set for comparison, and a ram pump that runs on the same bench.
- Digital Hydraulic Bench — sump tank with submersible pump, so no external water supply is needed once filled.
- Impact of a Jet — weigh beam measures the force of a jet striking flat test plates.
- Pelton Wheel (turbine) — impulse turbine with tangential flow and paired buckets, for high head and low flow.
- Propeller Turbine — inward flow reaction turbine with fixed blades and a clear draft tube.
- Turbine Dynamometer — adjustable band brake loads a turbine and displays speed, torque and shaft power.
- Centrifugal Pump Module — pressure transducer measures turbine inlet pressure when a turbine is connected.
- Hydraulic Ram Pump — header tank, pump and pipework that use the water hammer effect and work with the Digital Hydraulic Bench.
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Last updated: 22 October 2026
