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AXIAL-FLOW COMPRESSOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

A compressor in which the air is compressed by its passage axially past rows of blades alternately rotating and either fixed or contra-rotating.

OBS

axial-flow compressor: term and definition standardized by the British Standards Institution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Dans un compresseur axial, la direction générale d'écoulement du gaz est parallèle à l'axe et s'effectue au travers d'un ou de plusieurs étages, chacun contenant essentiellement un distributeur fixe (ou stator) et une roue mobile (ou rotor) [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Compresores
  • Industria aeronáutica
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