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reaction turbine [1 record]

Record 1 2008-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydraulic Turbines
  • Steam Turbines
CONT

'Reaction turbines' exploit the pressure head of water; 'impulse turbines' make use of the velocity of water allowed to accelerate down a long 'penstock'. In practice, of course, a reaction turbine will require the water to be moving through so that a velocity component is also exploited.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Turbines hydrauliques
  • Turbines à vapeur
CONT

On distingue [...] les turbines à action, dans lesquelles les pressions à l'entrée et à la sortie de la roue mobile sont les mêmes (turbine Pelton), et les turbines à réaction, dans lesquelles la pression à l'entrée est plus grande que la pression à la sortie de la roue (turbine Francis).

Spanish

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

[...] en una turbina por reacción el fluido, que llena completamente [el espacio entre el elemento fijo y el elemento móvil], obra a la vez por su fuerza viva y por la presión que ejerce entre los dos elementos de la turbina.

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