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rotor disk [3 records]

Record 1 2013-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Stators and Rotors (Electrical Components)
  • Wind Energy
DEF

The circular motion produced by the rotating blades of a wind turbine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Stators et rotors (Composants électrotechniques)
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Plan circulaire décrit par la rotation des pales d'une éolienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
  • Estatores y rotores (Componentes eléctricos)
  • Energía eólica
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Record 2 2000-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

The area swept by the blades of the rotor. This is a circle with its center at the hub axis and a radius of one blade length.

OBS

disc area: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

rotor disc; rotor disk : terms officially approved by the ATSC - Helicopters.

Key term(s)
  • disk area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Surface balayée par les pales du rotor. C'est un cercle dont le centre se trouve à l'axe du corps du moyeu et le rayon est égal à une longueur de pale.

OBS

surface du disque : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

disque rotor : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
OBS

área del disco : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
OBS

varying the applied load by means of cyclic pitch change [ causes the rotor disk to tilt relative to the shaft.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

dans tout ce qui concerne le rotor semirigide, le terme disque rotor correspond au plan de rotation des extrémités de pales.

Spanish

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