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TURBINE AIRFOIL [2 records]

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Record 1 1986-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steam Turbines
  • Gas Turbines
  • Hydraulic Turbines
OBS

turbine black in the shape of an airfoil.

OBS

airfoil: a body of such shape that the force exerted on it by its motion through a fluid has a larger component normal to the direction of motion than along the direction of motion; examples are the wing of an airplane and the blade of a propeller.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Turbines à vapeur
  • Turbines à gaz
  • Turbines hydrauliques

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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