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TURBINE HYDRAULIQUE REACTION [3 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 2008-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydraulic Turbines
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- impulse turbine
1, record 2, English, impulse%20turbine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A prime mover in which water, steam or a hot gas under pressure is directed against the blades of a rotor causing it to rotate. 1, record 2, English, - impulse%20turbine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Turbines hydrauliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- turbine à action
1, record 2, French, turbine%20%C3%A0%20action
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une turbine [hydraulique] est à axe vertical ou horizontal, à passage axial ou radial. On distingue également les turbines à actions, 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 2, French, - turbine%20%C3%A0%20action
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Turbinas hidraúlicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- turbina de acción
1, record 2, Spanish, turbina%20de%20acci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- turbina de impulsión 2, record 2, Spanish, turbina%20de%20impulsi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en una turbina de acción, el fluido no llena el espacio entre el elemento fijo y el elemento móvil y solamente empuja a éste en razón de su fuerza cinética [...] 3, record 2, Spanish, - turbina%20de%20acci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Turbines
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hydraulic reaction turbine 1, record 3, English, hydraulic%20reaction%20turbine
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Turbines
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- turbine hydraulique à réaction
1, record 3, French, turbine%20hydraulique%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9action
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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