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AEROFOIL IMPELLER FIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cooling and Ventilating Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- airfoil blade
1, record 1, English, airfoil%20blade
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- airfoil shaped blade 2, record 1, English, airfoil%20shaped%20blade
- airfoil impeller blade 3, record 1, English, airfoil%20impeller%20blade
- airfoil fin 4, record 1, English, airfoil%20fin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - airfoil%20blade
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - airfoil%20blade
Record 1, Key term(s)
- airfoil impeller fin
- aerofoil blade
- aerofoil shaped blade
- aerofoil impeller blade
- aerofoil fin
- aerofoil impeller fin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pale à profil aérodynamique
1, record 1, French, pale%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aube à profil aérodynamique 2, record 1, French, aube%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
proposal, feminine noun
- ailette à profil aérodynamique 2, record 1, French, ailette%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
proposal, feminine noun
- aube profilée 3, record 1, French, aube%20profil%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - pale%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - pale%20%C3%A0%20profil%20a%C3%A9rodynamique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ailette profilée
- pale profilée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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