hydraucone

noun

hydraucone

noun

Etymology Blend of hydraulic + cone? Coined by William M. White, who obtained a U.S. patent for it in 1917.

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A form of draft tube used with a hydroturbine, having a bell-mouth shape and a flat plate deflector near the mouth.

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