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TURBINA VAPOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steam Turbines
DEF

A heat engine in which jets of steam impinge upon blades attached to one or more discs or wheels mounted on a shaft supported in bearings. The shaft thus rotates, and may be used to drive an electric generator or machinery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Turbines à vapeur
CONT

Turbine à vapeur. Comme l'eau dans les turbines hydrauliques, la vapeur peut agir par son énergie cinétique dans la roue mobile (turbine à action) ou, de plus, par détente dans les aubes de la roue mobile (turbine à réaction).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Turbinas de vapor
CONT

[En] las turbinas de vapor [...], la enorme rueda de álabes [de las turbinas hidráulicas] es reemplazada por numerosas ruedas yuxtapuestas de diámetro creciente en el sentido seguido por el vapor (para compensar la pérdida de energía del mismo).

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