- Turbine generator
- A device that uses steam, heated gases, water flow or wind to cause spinning motion that activates electromagnetic forces and generates electricity.California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms
Energy terms . 2014.
Turbine generator
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turbine generator — noun : an electric generator driven by a steam, gas, or hydraulic turbine * * * turbine generator, = turbogenerator. (Cf. ↑turbogenerator) … Useful english dictionary
turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as … Universalium
Turbine de tesla — La turbine de Tesla est un type de turbine sans pales breveté par Nikola Tesla en 1913. Elle utilise l effet de couche limite, et pas l impact d un fluide contre des pales comme c est le cas dans une turbine conventionnelle. La turbine de Tesla… … Wikipédia en Français
generator — gen‧e‧ra‧tor [ˈdʒenəreɪtə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a product which makes a profit or has other advantages: • The company s biggest profit generator is its snack food operation. • The auto industry is a huge generator of employment and… … Financial and business terms
Turbine de Tesla — La turbine de Tesla est un type de turbine sans pales breveté par Nikola Tesla en 1913. Elle utilise l effet de couche limite et non l impact d un fluide contre des pales comme c est le cas dans une turbine conventionnelle. La turbine de Tesla… … Wikipédia en Français
Turbine — Eine Turbine (lat. turbare, drehen) ist eine Strömungsmaschine (Fluidenergiemaschine), welche die innere Energie (Enthalpie) eines strömenden Fluids (Flüssigkeit oder Gas) in Rotationsenergie und letztlich in mechanische Antriebsenergie umwandelt … Deutsch Wikipedia
Turbine Hall — The turbine hall or turbine building is a building that is a part of any steam cycle power plant which houses a number of components vital to the generation of electricity from the steam that comes from the boiler. The components in the turbine… … Wikipedia
generator — Synonyms and related words: AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, PCV valve, Wankel engine, accelerator, actuator, aeromotor, agent, air engine, alternator, ammeter, amplifier, ancestors, anode, apprentice, architect, armature, artificer, artist … Moby Thesaurus
generator — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ diesel, gas, petrol (BrE), steam, wind ▪ electrical, electricity, power ▪ portable … Collocations dictionary
turbine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rotator, rotor, rotary wheel; propeller, turboprop or jet. See propulsion, rotation, power. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. engine, motor, power source, *work horse, generator. see motor … English dictionary for students
