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CENTRIFUGAL-FLOW COMPRESSOR [1 record]

Record 1 2000-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
  • Gas Turbines
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A compressor in which the compression is initiated by the passage of the air radially outwards through an impeller and into a diffuser.

OBS

centrifugal compressor: term and definition standardized by the British Standards Institution.

OBS

centrifugal compressor: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
  • Turbines à gaz
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Le compresseur centrifuge est composé d'un rotor souvent appelé «rouet» et d'un stator ou diffuseur. Le rouet chasse l'air dans son diffuseur sous l'effet de la force centrifuge. Sa vitesse de rotation est très élevée [...]

OBS

compresseur centrifuge : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Compresores
  • Turbinas de gas
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
OBS

compresor centrífugo : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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