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SOMBRA TORRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
- Wind Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tower shadow
1, record 1, English, tower%20shadow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wake created by the windstream in the lee of a tower. 2, record 1, English, - tower%20shadow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tower shadow effects are experienced by wind turbine blades mounted both upwind and downwind of a tower. 3, record 1, English, - tower%20shadow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
- Énergie éolienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sillage de mât
1, record 1, French, sillage%20de%20m%C3%A2t
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sillage de tour 1, record 1, French, sillage%20de%20tour
correct, masculine noun
- sillage du pylône 2, record 1, French, sillage%20du%20pyl%C3%B4ne
correct, masculine noun
- effet de masque 3, record 1, French, effet%20de%20masque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tourbillon créé par l'écoulement du vent à la rencontre d'un pylône. 4, record 1, French, - sillage%20de%20m%C3%A2t
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La machine était placée au sommet d'un mât profilé fixé au centre d'une plate-forme portée par un tripode géant. [...] L'effet de sillage du pylône était réduit au minimum par l'action des fentes aspiratrices situées à l'aval du mât et l'existence d'un coning fixe (extrémités des pales plus écartées du mât qu'au voisinage du moyeu). 2, record 1, French, - sillage%20de%20m%C3%A2t
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
- Energía eólica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sombra de torre
1, record 1, Spanish, sombra%20de%20torre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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