Impulse Turbine

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Impulse Turbine

A type of turbine having rotor blades shaped so that the wheel is turned from the impact of the fluid against the blades, with no pressure drop occurring across the blades.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use