An informative account of the history, manufacture, and scientific principles behind a steam turbine.

'The rotary steam engine; early designs of Hero of Alexandria, and Branca, and the Pelton wheel. Parsons' steam turbine explained by animated diagram. Turbines fitted in ships, and turbo-generators in large power stations.'
(Films of Britain - British Council Film Department Catalogue - 1946)

This film has been made available for non-commercial research and educational purposes courtesy the British Council Film Collection . The British Council Film Collection consists of 120 short documentaries made by the British Council during the 1940s designed to show the world how Britain lived, worked and played.
View, download and play with the Collection at www.britishcouncil.org/film .

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