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Penstock         
  • Hydroelectric turbine penstock cross-section.
  • Penstocks at the [[Ohakuri Dam]], [[New Zealand]].
  • The five penstocks of [[Shasta Dam]], seen from above
ENCLOSED PIPE THAT DELIVERS WATER TO HYDROELECTRIC TURBINES OR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Penstocks
·noun The barrel of a wooden pump.
II. Penstock ·noun A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses.
penstock         
  • Hydroelectric turbine penstock cross-section.
  • Penstocks at the [[Ohakuri Dam]], [[New Zealand]].
  • The five penstocks of [[Shasta Dam]], seen from above
ENCLOSED PIPE THAT DELIVERS WATER TO HYDROELECTRIC TURBINES OR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Penstocks
¦ noun
1. a sluice for controlling or directing the flow of water.
2. a channel or pipe for conveying water to a hydroelectric station or waterwheel.
Origin
C17: from pen2 (meaning 'mill dam') + stock.
Penstock         
  • Hydroelectric turbine penstock cross-section.
  • Penstocks at the [[Ohakuri Dam]], [[New Zealand]].
  • The five penstocks of [[Shasta Dam]], seen from above
ENCLOSED PIPE THAT DELIVERS WATER TO HYDROELECTRIC TURBINES OR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Penstocks
A penstock is a sluice or gate or intake structure that controls water flow, or an enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydro turbines and sewerage systems. The term is inherited from the earlier technology of mill ponds and watermills.