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Hydropower water turbine no.4062 made by Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd, Kendal, 1934.
Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd are a hydropower engineering company based in Kendal, Cumbria. The company was founded in 1853. This hydropower turbine was used at the University of Manchester Institute for Science and Technology (UMIST) for research into energy and power.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- Y1974.16
- Materials:
- cast iron
- Measurements:
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overall: 1240 mm x 1300 mm x 1050 mm, 750 kg
- type:
- hydropower turbine
- credit:
- Gift of Mechanical Engineering Dept, UMIST
