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MECHANICAL CHURN [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Electrical Components
DEF

Brake consisting of a set of rotating paddles (rotor) and one or more sets of stationary vanes (stator).

OBS

The mechanically driven rotor churns the fluid and generates heat. Power absorbed, converted into heat in the entrained fluid, varies essentially as the third power of the rate of rotation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Composants électrotechniques

Spanish

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