Turbine+wheel

  • 41reaction wheel — Water wheel Wa ter wheel 1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; called an {overshot wheel} when the water is applied at the top, an {undershot wheel} when at the bottom,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42undershot wheel — Water wheel Wa ter wheel 1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; called an {overshot wheel} when the water is applied at the top, an {undershot wheel} when at the bottom,… …

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  • 43vortex wheel — Water wheel Wa ter wheel 1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; called an {overshot wheel} when the water is applied at the top, an {undershot wheel} when at the bottom,… …

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  • 44Water wheel — Wa ter wheel 1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; called an {overshot wheel} when the water is applied at the top, an {undershot wheel} when at the bottom, a {breast… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45free power turbine — An arrangement in which a turbine, or stage of turbines, in a gas turbine engine does not drive the compressor. Free turbines are used to drive the reduction gears for the propeller in a turboprop engine or the transmission and rotor of a… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 46expansion turbine — A turbine wheel in an air cycle air conditioning system used to extract some of the energy from the expansion gases. The expansion turbine helps drive the air compressor …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 47shroud-tip turbine blade — A type of turbine blade with a T shaped tip. The tips of the blades touch each other to form a ring around the turbine wheel to support the blades …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 48radial inflow turbine — A turbine wheel that receives its gases at the blade tips and guides the air inward and outward to the extreme duct. It is used generally in auxiliary power units, or APUs. It looks similar to a radial compressor …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 49Water turbine — Turbine hydraulique Une turbine hydraulique à la centrale LG 1 du complexe La Grande au Québec. Une turbine hydraulique est une machine tournante qui produit une énergie mécanique à partir d eau en mouvement. Elle constitue le composant essentiel …

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  • 50Water wheel — This article is about the machine for converting energy of flowing or falling water. For paddle wheels used to propel watercraft, see paddle wheel ship. For wheels used solely to lift water, see Noria. For factories or industries driven by water… …

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