Model Parsons Empire Exhibition Turbine
A model of a C A Parsons steam turbine from the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow.
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Model Brush Parsons Steam Turbo-Alternator
A paperweight model of a Brush Parsons steam turbine electricity generator.
Water Turbine Drawings
A pair of drawings of a proposed 30” Hercules water turbine, to be built by John Turnbull Jr. & Sons of Glasgow for Paton’s mill in Johnstone, dating from the 1890s.
Model Offshore Wind Turbine
A metal model of a wind turbine, from the official opening ceremony of the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm, September 2010.
Steam Turbine Blades
A section of linked stage-1 steam turbine blades from a large power station.
Busbar Section
A section of electrical conductor (“busbar”) from inside a 650MW steam turbine from a power station. Earlier conductors were solid copper, these more sophisticated ones are water-cooled through those little channels. The conductors were also cleverly arranged so they were all the same length as the buster went around corners. Many thanks to Alan Rich […]