Pelton Wheel (turbine)
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Product Code : LSK-FM-10477
Pelton Wheel (turbine) (SKU LSK-FM-10477) is a teaching impulse turbine with a variable spear jet at its inlet, built so students can see and study how a water jet drives a bucketed runner. It supports turbine topics in B.Tech mechanical and civil engineering and in polytechnic hydraulics courses. Science Lab Supplies manufactures this turbine at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and engineering colleges, training institutes, tender contractors and distributors can obtain it straight from the factory.
Specifications
Specifications of the spear-jet Pelton turbine are listed singly in the table. In short, it is a tangential-flow impulse turbine whose large runner carries buckets arranged in pairs to balance the wheel and work efficiently; a variable spear jet sets the jet velocity, and a clear side window shows the turbine in action.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-FM-10477 |
| Turbine type | Impulse turbine |
| Flow direction | Tangential (the water hits the wheel at a tangent) |
| Inlet | Variable spear jet |
| Runner | Large wheel |
| Blades | Buckets that absorb the energy in the water |
| Bucket arrangement | In pairs, to balance the wheel |
| Viewing | Clear window on the side of the turbine |
| Suited duty | High pressure (head), low flow |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Pelton Wheel
The turbine is used to show how an impulse machine turns the kinetic energy of a jet into shaft rotation. By changing the spear jet setting, students see how jet velocity affects the way water hits the buckets, which underpins turbine performance and efficiency studies in fluid mechanics lab experiments.
- B.Tech fluid machinery: working principle of an impulse (Pelton) turbine.
- Effect of jet velocity, set by the spear jet, on runner behaviour; free-jet velocity itself can be measured with the Pitot traverse of Jet Trajectory and Orifice Flow.
- Comparing impulse and reaction turbines, and why Pelton wheels suit high-head, low-flow sites; head driving a jet can be shown at school level with the Fluid Pressure Apparatus (Spouting Cylinder).
- Diploma hydraulics: identifying runner, buckets and spear jet through the viewing window.
Standard Scope of Supply
The Pelton Wheel (turbine) is supplied as a single unit as described above, with its runner, paired buckets, variable spear jet and side viewing window. Any water supply, drive or measuring accessories you need with it are listed separately on the quotation.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
A quotation can cover one turbine or several for parallel student groups. It gives the packing, delivery time and price for your quantity, and other turbines or test modules from the Fluid Mechanics range can be quoted together with it.
Because it holds an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Uganda, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the Philippines and Nepal. Describe your existing pump or test rig in a message on the contact page, or queue the turbine in the enquiry cart; buyers working to a tender can refer to the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are the buckets arranged in pairs?
Paired buckets split the jet evenly, which balances the wheel and lets it absorb the energy in the water efficiently. The bucket pairs can be seen through the clear window on the side of the turbine.
What does the variable spear jet do?
It changes the velocity of the water that hits the buckets, so students can see how jet speed affects the turbine's behaviour and relate it to impulse-turbine theory.
Who manufactures this Pelton wheel?
The spear-jet Pelton wheel is made by Science Lab Supplies at its factory in Saha, Ambala, India. Its quotation therefore comes straight from the manufacturer, not from a trading company.
Which drive and measuring equipment does it work with?
The matching drive and measuring set-up is confirmed on the quotation. In the same range, the Centrifugal Pump Module names a Pelton wheel among the optional turbines it powers, and those turbines fit on the separate Turbine Dynamometer.
Related Turbine, Jet and Engine Equipment
These items belong with a turbine study: the pump module, drive and dynamometer used for turbine tests, a reaction turbine for comparison, a bench-mounted Pelton turbine, a jet-force experiment and an Engines-range gas turbine, so students can compare machines across the syllabus on one quotation.
- Centrifugal Pump Module — its centrifugal pump is the power source for the optional turbines.
- Turbine Dynamometer — a control adjusts the band brake that loads the turbine.
- Universal Dynamometer — jaw-type coupling drives Fluid Power machines directly, without belts or pulleys.
- Propeller Turbine — fixed-blade inward flow reaction turbine suited to high flow rates.
- Pelton Turbine — corrosion-resistant enclosure, spear valve and a gauge for inlet pressure.
- Impact of a Jet — compares jet force on a flat plate or hemispherical cup with momentum flow.
- Two-Shaft Gas Turbine — self-contained, fully instrumented gas generator and power turbine.
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Last updated: 22 October 2026
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