helical-flow turbine

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helical-flow turbine [′hel·ə·kəl ¦flō ′tər·bən]

(mechanical engineering)

A steam turbine in which the steam is directed tangentially and radially inward by nozzles against buckets milled in the wheel rim; the steam flows in a helical path, reentering the buckets one or more times. Also known as tangential helical-flow turbine.

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