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BATTEMENT PALE [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
- Electric Rotary Machines - Types
- Wind Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hinged blade
1, record 1, English, hinged%20blade
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
On a horizontal-axis wind turbine, [a blade that is] separately hinged [with other blades] to the hub so as to allow some freedom of motion flapwise. 2, record 1, English, - hinged%20blade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
- Machines tournantes électriques - types
- Énergie éolienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pale articulée
1, record 1, French, pale%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pale d’une éolienne à axe horizontal s’articulant autour du moyeu en compagnie d’autres pales en vue de faciliter le battement. 2, record 1, French, - pale%20articul%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
- Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
- Energía eólica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pala articulada
1, record 1, Spanish, pala%20articulada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aspa articulada 1, record 1, Spanish, aspa%20articulada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wind Energy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flap/lag coupling 1, record 2, English, flap%2Flag%20coupling
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- flap-lag coupling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Énergie éolienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- couplage battement/traînée
1, record 2, French, couplage%20battement%2Ftra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Couplage battement/traînée. Son origine se situe dans le couplage entre le moment dû à la force de Coriolis dans le plan des pales provenant de la vitesse de battement de la pale et la modification du moment centrifuge de battement, causé par la vitesse de déplacement en traînée de la pale. Les paramètres favorisant ce couplage sont de grands déplacements en traînée(synonymes de fortes charges sur les pales), une conicité de rotor prononcée, de grands déplacements en battement(provoqués par de fortes charges ou une grande flexibilité des pales) et une proximité des fréquences propres des premiers modes de traînée et de battement. 1, record 2, French, - couplage%20battement%2Ftra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e
Record 2, Key term(s)
- couplage battement-traînée
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
- Wind Energy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- static divergence
1, record 3, English, static%20divergence
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wind turbine blade condition whereby the blade structure becomes torsionally unstable as the angle of attack increases due to the applied loads. 2, record 3, English, - static%20divergence
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
- Énergie éolienne
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- divergence statique
1, record 3, French, divergence%20statique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flottement et divergence statique. Lorsqu'une pale(articulée ou encastrée) est animée d’un mouvement de battement, elle est soumise à des efforts inertiels qui s’appliquent le long de l'axe massique(lieu des centres de gravité). Parallèlement, la pale est soumise à des efforts aérodynamiques qui s’appliquent le long de l'axe aérodynamique(lieu des foyers) […] La divergence statique se rencontre dans les conditions suivantes : la rigidité en torsion de la pale est très faible et la pale est centrée arrière(axe massique situé nettement en arrière de l'axe élastique). Lorsque la pale est déformée en battement, l'effort centrifuge génère un moment de torsion qui est suffisant, en raison de la faible rigidité en torsion, pour provoquer une augmentation significative de l'angle d’incidence, pouvant amener le décrochage de la pale. Ce type d’oscillation peut se rencontrer par exemple dans le cas de rupture de la commande de pas d’une machine à pas variable dont les pales sont centrées arrière. Au cours d’un tour du rotor, la pale qui est alors «folle» autour de l'axe de pas(raideur nulle en torsion) décroche et sort du décrochage à la fréquence de rotation de l'éolienne. 1, record 3, French, - divergence%20statique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Wind Energy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fatigue test
1, record 4, English, fatigue%20test
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fatigue test subjects the blade to combined flap-wise and edge-wise loadings, simulating the operational environment. A typical fatigue test would apply up to 1 million cycles, with strains and loads assessed using strain-gauges and accelerometers. The flap loading during a fatigue test is performed using a hydraulic exciter, acting as a resonating mass. 1, record 4, English, - fatigue%20test
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Énergie éolienne
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- test de fatigue
1, record 4, French, test%20de%20fatigue
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La conception adoptée [d’une pale d’éolienne] est ensuite vérifiée lors du processus de certification par […] les tests de fatigue où l'on applique des millions de cycles de chargement alternés, représentatifs du fonctionnement réel de la pale pendant 20 ans. Ils peuvent être réalisés soit successivement en battement et en traînée, soit combinés. 1, record 4, French, - test%20de%20fatigue
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mechanical Components
- Wind Energy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hinged hub
1, record 5, English, hinged%20hub
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A hinged hub is, in some ways, a cross between a rigid hub and a teetering hub. It is basically a rigid hub with “hinges” on the blades. 1, record 5, English, - hinged%20hub
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Composants mécaniques
- Énergie éolienne
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moyeu articulé
1, record 5, French, moyeu%20articul%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'évolution des conceptions de moyeu [d’éolienne] a suivi la nécessité de réduire les charges induites par la structure tournante sur cet élément et sur la tour. Trois grandes familles dominent dans la conception des moyeux associés au rotor d’une éolienne. [On trouve] les moyeux articulés dont les pales possèdent des degrés de liberté en battement et traînée. Les moments associés n’ existent plus. En fonctionnement, le rotor s’équilibre grâce aux articulations de chaque pale. La complexité de ces articulations(nombre de pièces, coût) est la limite de cette technique […] 1, record 5, French, - moyeu%20articul%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Wind Energy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- torsion/lag coupling 1, record 6, English, torsion%2Flag%20coupling
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, Key term(s)
- torsion-lag coupling
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Énergie éolienne
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- couplage torsion/traînée
1, record 6, French, couplage%20torsion%2Ftra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Couplage torsion/traînée. Ce type de couplage peut se rencontrer de manière isolée ou en aggravation du couplage [battement/traînée]. Lorsqu'une pale est soumise à des efforts aérodynamiques, elle se déforme en battement et en traînée. S’ il n’ y a pas de concordance entre l'axe élastique de la pale et l'axe aérodynamique, il y a apparition de moments de torsion. Dans certains cas, la combinaison de ces moments peut entraîner une augmentation de l'incidence et donc une divergence du phénomène. 1, record 6, French, - couplage%20torsion%2Ftra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e
Record 6, Key term(s)
- couplage torsion-traînée
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-03-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
- Helicopters (Military)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pitch change rod
1, record 7, English, pitch%20change%20rod
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bolt which goes through the "pitch horn" also goes through a pitch change rod end ... which has one of those spherical bearings in it. This allows the rod end to push and pull on the pitch horn, thereby changing the pitch of the blade. ... The other end of the rod end ... is attached to the pitch change yoke. ... The pitch change rod is actually a shaft which goes through the hollow shaft [on which] the tail rotor is mounted on ... 1, record 7, English, - pitch%20change%20rod
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- biellette de changement de pas
1, record 7, French, biellette%20de%20changement%20de%20pas
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour ce qui est de la tête du rotor principal, désaccoupler les biellettes et amortisseurs de changement de pas, et vérifier que les articulations de battement, de traînée ainsi que les manchons de pale se déplacent librement, sans grippage ou sans rugosité. 1, record 7, French, - biellette%20de%20changement%20de%20pas
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-06-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Helicopters (Military)
- Types of Aircraft
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- pitch articulation
1, record 8, English, pitch%20articulation
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On helicopter rotor head. 1, record 8, English, - pitch%20articulation
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
- Types d'aéronefs
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- articulation de pas
1, record 8, French, articulation%20de%20pas
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le montage des pales sur le moyeu rotor se fait par l'intermédiaire d’articulations(ou de souplesses) permettant à chaque pale de se déplacer :-dans un plan vertical(articulation de battement), afin de supprimer le moment de flexion à l'attache de pale;-autour de son axe longitudinal(articulation de pas), soit de faire varier l'angle d’incidence de la pale pour provoquer la montée, la descente, l'accélération et la décélération sur trajectoire;-dans le plan de rotation(articulation de traînée), afin d’absorber les flexions horizontales alternées dues aux forces d’inertie. 2, record 8, French, - articulation%20de%20pas
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-03-21
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- blade flapping angle
1, record 9, English, blade%20flapping%20angle
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Helicopters). 1, record 9, English, - blade%20flapping%20angle
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- angle de battement de pale
1, record 9, French, angle%20de%20battement%20de%20pale
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hélicoptères 1, record 9, French, - angle%20de%20battement%20de%20pale
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- ángulo de batimiento de las palas
1, record 9, Spanish, %C3%A1ngulo%20de%20batimiento%20de%20las%20palas
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Helicópteros 1, record 9, Spanish, - %C3%A1ngulo%20de%20batimiento%20de%20las%20palas
Record 10 - internal organization data 1988-04-20
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Helicopters (Military)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- blade flapping
1, record 10, English, blade%20flapping
correct, officially approved
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters. 2, record 10, English, - blade%20flapping
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- battement de pale
1, record 10, French, battement%20de%20pale
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- battement des pales 2, record 10, French, battement%20des%20pales
masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
battement de pale : Terme uniformisé par le CUTA-Hélicoptères. 3, record 10, French, - battement%20de%20pale
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1987-05-22
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Helicopters (Military)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- blade flapping velocity
1, record 11, English, blade%20flapping%20velocity
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters. 2, record 11, English, - blade%20flapping%20velocity
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de battement de pale
1, record 11, French, vitesse%20de%20battement%20de%20pale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères. 2, record 11, French, - vitesse%20de%20battement%20de%20pale
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1987-05-22
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Helicopters (Military)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- blade response in flapping
1, record 12, English, blade%20response%20in%20flapping
correct, officially approved
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters. 2, record 12, English, - blade%20response%20in%20flapping
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- réponse de la pale en battement
1, record 12, French, r%C3%A9ponse%20de%20la%20pale%20en%20battement
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères. 2, record 12, French, - r%C3%A9ponse%20de%20la%20pale%20en%20battement
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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