Charles Algernon Parsons blue plaque

Charles Algernon Parsons blue plaque

CA Parsons No5 Generator This was one of the first commercial machines based on the 1884 patent by Charles A Parsons for a steam turbine and used a dynamo as load. Output 65 amps, 100 volts at a speed on 12,000rpm. Presented to Trinity College, Dublin by Gerald Stone, BAI, 1911.

  • Parsons Building, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin

by Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 26 June 1984

Colour: blue

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