Guided tour "From the hydraulic wheel to the turbine"
The visit combines history and technique to tell how the turbine, emblematic of hydroelectric production, derives its origins from the first hydraulic wheels.
Samedi 17 septembre 2022, 10h30, 15h00Passat
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On the occasion of these heritage days, the EDF Hydrélec Museum is focusing on hydraulic wheels. Antique noria or modern reversible turbine, these circular machines have in common to turn thanks to the energy of water. However, behind this simple principle, human curiosity, economic strategies, changes in society… motivate their evolution. Materials, shapes, dimensions… meet technical performance as closely as possible. Agricultural, industrial, electrical production… the fields of activity have diversified.
This 60-minute tour of the wheels exhibited at the EDF Hydrélec Museum honours the ingenuity of its machines, a technical and industrial heritage that has been developed over the years.