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MOTEUR TURBOCOMPOUND [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

an engine compounded by using the exhaust jet of the principal component to drive smaller auxiliary turbines.

Key term(s)
  • turbo compound engine
  • turbocompound

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

moteur classique à pistons, où l'énergie des gaz d'échappement est en partie récupérée sur les aubes d'une turbine.

OBS

moteur à double récupération d'énergie par turbine : terme proposé en 1999 par la Commission de terminologie et de néologie de l'automobile (France).

OBS

Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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