Hero's Simple Steam Turbine
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A simple steam turbine by Hero of Alexandra during first century AD. The turbine consists of a hollow sphere and pipes. Steam enters the hollow ball, and exits at the pipe around the equator. This then turns the sphere turbine.
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Steam Power GenerationSource
Derr, Louis Cyclopedia of Engineering (Chicago, IL: American Technical Society, 1911)
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