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TURBINA REACCION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydraulic Turbines
- Steam Turbines
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reaction turbine
1, record 1, English, reaction%20turbine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
'Reaction turbines' exploit the pressure head of water; 'impulse turbines' make use of the velocity of water allowed to accelerate down a long 'penstock'. In practice, of course, a reaction turbine will require the water to be moving through so that a velocity component is also exploited. 1, record 1, English, - reaction%20turbine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Turbines hydrauliques
- Turbines à vapeur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- turbine à réaction
1, record 1, French, turbine%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9action
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On distingue [...] les turbines à action, dans lesquelles les pressions à l'entrée et à la sortie de la roue mobile sont les mêmes (turbine Pelton), et les turbines à réaction, dans lesquelles la pression à l'entrée est plus grande que la pression à la sortie de la roue (turbine Francis). 2, record 1, French, - turbine%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9action
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Turbinas hidraúlicas
- Turbinas de vapor
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- turbina por reacción
1, record 1, Spanish, turbina%20por%20reacci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- turbina a reacción 2, record 1, Spanish, turbina%20a%20reacci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en una turbina por reacción el fluido, que llena completamente [el espacio entre el elemento fijo y el elemento móvil], obra a la vez por su fuerza viva y por la presión que ejerce entre los dos elementos de la turbina. 1, record 1, Spanish, - turbina%20por%20reacci%C3%B3n
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