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MECANISMO CONTROLE PAS [2 records]

Record 1 2013-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines
  • Wind Energy
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

A mechanism designed to change the pitch angle of rotor blades.

OBS

This is often used to control the speed of the rotor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques
  • Énergie éolienne
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Mécanisme qui modifie l'angle de calage des pales d'un rotor.

Key term(s)
  • mécanisme de contrôle de pas de pales
  • contrôle de pas de pales
  • régulation de pas de pales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas
  • Energía eólica
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
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Record 2 2012-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Wind Energy
DEF

The angle between the chord line of a wind turbine blade and its direction of travel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Angle formé entre la corde du profil d'une pale d'éolienne et l'orientation que prend cette dernière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
  • Energía eólica
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