This standard specifies terms and definitions related to water turbines and pump turbines used for power generation. Notes 1. A water turbine is a rotating machine that continuously converts the energy of water into mechanical energy, and a water turbine that primarily uses the pressure head of flowing water is called a reaction water turbine. 2. Pump-turbine refers to a reaction-turbine that is commonly used for water turbines and pumps.
JIS B 0119:1992 history
2009JIS B 0119:2009 Glossary of terms for hydraulic turbines and reversible pump-turbines
1992JIS B 0119:1992 Hydraulic turbines and reversible pump turbines -- Vocabulary