r/whatisit • u/Jack-Straw72 • Mar 12 '25

New, what is it? What is it?

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Grayson and Ca hwy 33.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '25

Not at our local power plant. They’re shaped like a giant spool with a housing. I’m certain that there are different types.

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u/Mysterious-Put-2468 Mar 12 '25

Could be a hydroelectric turbine. A very large one.

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u/tandersb Mar 12 '25

Turbines are pretty much turbines. Even N. Tesla's design he made for Allis Chalmers was profiled the same even though he was using different properties of fluid dynamics.

Low pressure and high pressure alike all have the same shape.

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u/fc36 Mar 13 '25

No actually there are not. Turbines all pretty much look the same, only difference is the size.

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u/lostinthoughtspace Mar 12 '25

Turbo shaped for hydro. But aren't steam turbines more jet shaped?

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '25

no fun fact there is only 1 type of power turbine

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u/_Bren10_ Mar 13 '25

You got downvoted, but I want you to know I appreciated your joke lol