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AEROFOIL BLADE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Propulsion of Water-Craft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aerofoil blade section
1, record 1, English, aerofoil%20blade%20section
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aerofoil blade section : term standardized by ISO in the 3715 standard published in 1978, but not included in the 2002 version. 2, record 1, English, - aerofoil%20blade%20section
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des bateaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- profil d'aile portante
1, record 1, French, profil%20d%27aile%20portante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- section biconvexe 1, record 1, French, section%20biconvexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
profil d'aile portante; section biconvexe : termes normalisés par l'ISO dans la norme 3715 de 1978, mais non repris dans l'édition de 2002. 2, record 1, French, - profil%20d%27aile%20portante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cooling and Ventilating Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- airfoil fan
1, record 2, English, airfoil%20fan
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- airfoil centrifugal fan 2, record 2, English, airfoil%20centrifugal%20fan
correct
- airfoil blade fan 3, record 2, English, airfoil%20blade%20fan
correct
- AF fan 4, record 2, English, AF%20fan
- air foil fan 4, record 2, English, air%20foil%20fan
- aerofoil blade fan 5, record 2, English, aerofoil%20blade%20%20fan
correct
- aerofoil fan 5, record 2, English, aerofoil%20fan
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Airfoil blade fans ... are the most efficient of all centrifugal fans. These fans are most applicable to large systems where the energy saving owing to their high efficiency offsets their relatively high cost. The blades, which usually number ten to sixteen on the impeller, are contoured to react like an airplane wing. Airfoil fans produce extremely smooth flows and, for a given use, are the highest speed centrifugal fans. These fans have stable operation and low noise level over their full range. Airfoil blades are expensive to produce and repair, limiting their use to clean, nonabrasive gases. The construction of the scroll, the close internal clearances, and the precise alignment of the impeller and inlet bell are features which aid in attaining the high efficiencies of these fans. 3, record 2, English, - airfoil%20fan
Record 2, Key term(s)
- aerofoil centrifugal fan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ventilateur à pales à profil aérodynamique
1, record 2, French, ventilateur%20%C3%A0%20pales%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ventilateur à aubes profilées 2, record 2, French, ventilateur%20%C3%A0%20aubes%20profil%C3%A9es
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ventilateurs à pales à profil aérodynamique (...) sont les ventilateurs centrifuges les plus efficaces. Il se prêtent surtout aux gros systèmes où les économies d'énergie entraînées par leur haute efficacité compensent leur coût relativement élevé. Les dix à seize pales montées sur la roue sont profilées de façon à agir comme une aile d'avion. Les débits s'écoulant de ces ventilateurs sont très uniformes et, pour une application donnée, les ventilateurs centrifuges opèrent à haute vitesse. Leur fonctionnement est stable et le niveau de bruit est très faible sur toute l'échelle des valeurs. Comme ces pales coûtent cher à fabriquer et à réparer, on limite leur utilisation aux gaz propres non abrasifs. 1, record 2, French, - ventilateur%20%C3%A0%20pales%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cooling and Ventilating Systems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- airfoil blade
1, record 3, English, airfoil%20blade
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- airfoil shaped blade 2, record 3, English, airfoil%20shaped%20blade
- airfoil impeller blade 3, record 3, English, airfoil%20impeller%20blade
- airfoil fin 4, record 3, English, airfoil%20fin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Airfoil blade fans ... are the most efficient of all centrifugal fans ... The blades which usually number ten to sixteen on the impeller, are contoured to react like an airplane wing ... Airfoil blades are expensive to produce and repair, limiting their use to clean, nonabrasive gases. 5, record 3, English, - airfoil%20blade
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Centrifugal fans are enclosed in a scroll-shaped housing ... Impeller blades may be radial, forward-curved, backward-inclined, or airfoil. When large volumes of air are moved, airfoil or backward-inclined blades are preferable because of higher efficiencies. 3, record 3, English, - airfoil%20blade
Record 3, Key term(s)
- airfoil impeller fin
- aerofoil blade
- aerofoil shaped blade
- aerofoil impeller blade
- aerofoil fin
- aerofoil impeller fin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pale à profil aérodynamique
1, record 3, French, pale%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- aube à profil aérodynamique 2, record 3, French, aube%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
proposal, feminine noun
- ailette à profil aérodynamique 2, record 3, French, ailette%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
proposal, feminine noun
- aube profilée 3, record 3, French, aube%20profil%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les ventilateurs à pales à profil aérodynamique [...] sont les ventilateurs centrifuges les plus efficaces. [...] Les dix à seize pales montées sur la roue sont profilées de façon à agir comme une aile d'avion. [...] Comme ces pales coûtent cher à fabriquer et à réparer, on limite leur utilisation aux gaz propres non abrasifs. 1, record 3, French, - pale%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il existe de nombreuses variantes de [ventilateurs axiaux], du ventilateur le plus simple à hélice équipé de pales en acier embouti fixées à un moyeu, aux ventilateurs équipés de pales en aluminium coulé à pas variable ayant un profil aérodynamique de haute précision tournant à l'intérieur d'un carter tubulaire. 4, record 3, French, - pale%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- ailette profilée
- pale profilée
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-09-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Helicopters (Military)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- BERP blade
1, record 4, English, BERP%20blade
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
BERP blades. [a]... new design composite rotor blades, developed by Westland Helicopters Ltd in the UK... produce 30 per cent more lift and could give 45 km more forward speed than conventional blades of the same size. This design, with its characteristic "paddle" tip... features an all-composite blade using various cambered aerofoil sections along its length, culminating in thin, high-speed sections in the swept, extended-chord tip. 2, record 4, English, - BERP%20blade
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
British Experimental Rotor Program. 3, record 4, English, - BERP%20blade
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
BERP blade: term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters. 3, record 4, English, - BERP%20blade
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pale BERP
1, record 4, French, pale%20BERP
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pale BERP : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères. 2, record 4, French, - pale%20BERP
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-04-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- circulation controlled rotor
1, record 5, English, circulation%20controlled%20rotor
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- CCR 2, record 5, English, CCR
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The X-wing has emerged from the circulation controlled rotor(CCR) in which a hollow blade of roughly oval aerofoil section, that is, without a real lifting profile at all, can be made to lift effectively by blowing a layer of air through a slot and across the curved Coanda surface which forms the trailing-edge. While this in itself produces lift, the air jet can be so modulated as the rotor turns that it has the same effect as the cyclic pitch changing of the normal rotor. Finally, a further jet can be blown through a second slot near the leading-edge of the blade so that it restores the lost lift of the retreating blade. This fore-and-aft blowing is the key to the stopped-rotor X-wing. 1, record 5, English, - circulation%20controlled%20rotor
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- concept de rotor à circulation contrôlée
1, record 5, French, concept%20de%20rotor%20%C3%A0%20circulation%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Key term(s)
- rotor avec contrôle de circulation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1989-10-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Airframe
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- pressure face
1, record 6, English, pressure%20face
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- undersurface 2, record 6, English, undersurface
- diving face 3, record 6, English, diving%20face
- thrust face 3, record 6, English, thrust%20face
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The face of a propeller blade formed by the lower boundaries of the blade elements considered as aerofoil section. 1, record 6, English, - pressure%20face
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Cellule d'aéronefs
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- intrados
1, record 6, French, intrados
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1987-01-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- BERP blade 1, record 7, English, BERP%20blade
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
BERP blades. [a]... new design composite rotor blades, developed by Westland Helicopters Ltd in the UK... produce 30 per cent more lift and could give 45 km more forward speed than conventional blades of the same size. This design, with its characteristic "paddle" tip... features an all-composite blade using various cambered aerofoil sections along its length, culminating in thin, high-speed sections in the swept, extended-chord tip. 1, record 7, English, - BERP%20blade
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pale de rotor BERP
1, record 7, French, pale%20de%20rotor%20BERP
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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