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TURBINE HYDRAULIQUE ACTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydraulic Turbines
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hydraulic turbine
1, record 1, English, hydraulic%20turbine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hydroturbine 2, record 1, English, hydroturbine
correct
- water turbine 3, record 1, English, water%20turbine
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine in which the energy of a moving mass of water or other fluid is converted to mechanical work. 1, record 1, English, - hydraulic%20turbine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydraulic turbines find their major application in the exploitation of natural water heads, produced by damming of rivers, where they are coupled to generators to provide hydroelectric power. 1, record 1, English, - hydraulic%20turbine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The main types of water turbines are: the Pelton wheel for high heads, the Francis turbine for low to medium heads, and the Kaplan turbine for a wide range of heads. 3, record 1, English, - hydraulic%20turbine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Turbines hydrauliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- turbine hydraulique
1, record 1, French, turbine%20hydraulique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- turbine à eau 2, record 1, French, turbine%20%C3%A0%20eau
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Turbine hydraulique. [...] Une turbine est à axe vertical ou horizontal, à passage axial ou radial. On distingue également 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). 3, record 1, French, - turbine%20hydraulique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Turbinas hidraúlicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- turbina hidráulica
1, record 1, Spanish, turbina%20hidr%C3%A1ulica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las turbinas hidráulicas se usan casi exclusivamente (acopladas con un alternador) para convertir en energía eléctrica la fuerza viva del agua que pasa, a través de ellas, de un nivel a otro inferior. 1, record 1, Spanish, - turbina%20hidr%C3%A1ulica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydraulic Turbines
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pelton wheel
1, record 2, English, Pelton%20wheel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Pelton wheel turbine 2, record 2, English, Pelton%20wheel%20turbine
correct
- Pelton turbine 3, record 2, English, Pelton%20turbine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hydraulic turbine of the impulse type in which a jet of water is directed at specially shaped buckets round the periphery of a wheel so turning the wheel on its axis. 1, record 2, English, - Pelton%20wheel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Turbines hydrauliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roue Pelton
1, record 2, French, roue%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- turbine Pelton 1, record 2, French, turbine%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Turbine hydraulique à action et à veine libre [...] Elle est utilisée pour des chutes d’eau de grande hauteur(supérieure à 300 m) et de faible débit [...] La roue mobile est munie d’un certain nombre d’augets en forme de double cuiller avec une arrête tranchante médiane. Le système de distribution d’eau est constitué par un injecteur formé d’une buse, d’une aiguille d’injection et d’un déflecteur. Cette turbine transforme l'énergie cinétique du jet provenant de l'injection en énergie mécanique. 1, record 2, French, - roue%20Pelton
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Turbinas hidraúlicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- turbina Pelton
1, record 2, Spanish, turbina%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- turbina de Pelton 2, record 2, Spanish, turbina%20de%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
- rueda Pelton 1, record 2, Spanish, rueda%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La turbina de Pelton, para saltos muy grandes (de 200 a cerca de 2000 m) funciona con agua a elevada presión, que desciende por conducciones forzadas y es proyectada por unas toberas, en chorros violentos, sobre los álabes o paletas en forma de concha de una rueda de eje horizontal. Es, por consiguiente, una turbina de acción. 2, record 2, Spanish, - turbina%20Pelton
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