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FLOATING TYPE GYROSCOPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floated gyroscope
1, record 1, English, floated%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- floated gyro 2, record 1, English, floated%20gyro
correct
- flotation gyroscope 3, record 1, English, flotation%20gyroscope
correct
- floating gyroscope 4, record 1, English, floating%20gyroscope
correct
- mechanically suspended floating gyroscope 5, record 1, English, mechanically%20suspended%20floating%20gyroscope
correct
- liquid-floated gyroscope 6, record 1, English, liquid%2Dfloated%20gyroscope
correct
- floating gyro 7, record 1, English, floating%20gyro
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gyroscope in which the rotor is suspended in a liquid. 8, record 1, English, - floated%20gyroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first type of gyroscopic instrument to successfully reduce gimbal bearing friction to an acceptable level for precision applications was the floated gyroscope. In this instrument the rotating member is sealed within a hollow cylinder which forms the inner gimbal of the gyro. This is mounted in the gyro case whith a fluid surrounding the cylinder; the density of the fluid is chosen so as to exactly float the cylinder, thus removing the weight of the inner gimbal from the bearings and greatly relieving the bearing frictional load. 2, record 1, English, - floated%20gyroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The actual gyroscope is floated on a film of liquid, and it is called a floating gyroscope to distinguish it from the pendulous type in which the gyroscope unit is suspended and hangs under gravity. 9, record 1, English, - floated%20gyroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Floatation. Same as flotation. 10, record 1, English, - floated%20gyroscope
Record 1, Key term(s)
- floating gyro
- floatation gyroscope
- liquid floated gyroscope
- floating type gyroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope flottant
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20flottant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gyro flottant 2, record 1, French, gyro%20flottant
correct, masculine noun
- gyroscope flotté 3, record 1, French, gyroscope%20flott%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun
- gyroscope à toupie flottée 3, record 1, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20flott%C3%A9e
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyroscope [...] baigne dans un liquide très visqueux, à une température de l'ordre de 60 à 80 °C, dont le rôle est double : 1- La viscosité importante sert d'amortissement 2- La densité est telle que ce liquide de flottaison donne une poussée d'Archimède qui équilibre le poids apparent. Ce qui réduit les efforts d'appui sur les paliers et donc les couples de frottement. Un tel dispositif porte bien son nom de gyroscope flottant. 4, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20flottant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La conservation du moment cinétique a donné lieu aux gyroscopes à toupie flottée, aux gyroscopes à toupie accordée (SEC) et au gyroscope à suspension électrostatique (GSE). Les gyroscopes flottés ont une toupie en flottaison dans un fluide qui compense les pertes par frottements. 3, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20flottant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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