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Record 1 - external organization data 2005-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steam Turbines
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

A nozzle is a device that converts the heat energy of the steam to this high velocity kinetic energy. The fixed nozzles form the turbine fixed blades. ... From the first set of fixed and moving blades, the steam then moves through succeeding sets to repeat the process of energy conversions. A set of fixed blade nozzles and moving blade constitutes a turbine stage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Turbines à vapeur
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Auparavant, les tuyères fixes transforment l'énergie thermique de la vapeur (sous forme de pression) en énergie cinétique des jets de vapeur à grande vitesse. Les tuyères fixes sont formées des ailettes fixes de la turbine. [...] Après la première série d'ailettes fixes et mobiles, la vapeur passe par les étages successifs et le processus de conversion d'énergie se poursuit. Un étage est composé d'un jeu de tuyères formées d'ailettes fixes et d'ailettes mobiles.

Spanish

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