Fourneyron Turbine, 1837
- Made:
- 1837 in Sankt Blasien
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Model, scale 1:2, of Fourneyron's outward-flow type water turbine, erected at Sankt Blasien, Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 1837. Of type introduced 1827.
This represents the radial outward flow turbine as constructed by Benoît Fourneyron, who completed his first machine in 1827, after having spent four years in experimenting.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- 1857-181
- Materials:
- brass, cast iron, wrought iron, wood and complete
- Measurements:
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overall: 585 x 360 x 310 mm
weight: 44kg
weight: 97.0039lbs
- type:
- turbines, water turbines and models
- credit:
- Jermyn Street Museum
