- steam turbine
- noun Date: 1860 a turbine that is driven by the pressure of steam discharged at high velocity against the turbine vanes
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
steam turbine
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steam turbine — steam turbine, adj. a turbine driven by steam pressure. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
steam turbine — n. a turbine turned by steam moving under great pressure … English World dictionary
Steam turbine — A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons… … Wikipedia
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steam turbine — garo turbina statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Variklis, kurio darbinė medžiaga yra vandens garas. Jo potencinė energija nejudančiose turbinos tūtose verčiama garo srauto kinetine energija ir suka turbinos rotorių. atitikmenys: angl. steam… … Aiškinamasis šiluminės ir branduolinės technikos terminų žodynas
steam turbine — steam′ tur bine n. ene a turbine driven by steam pressure • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
steam turbine — turbine that is turned by the pressure of rising steam … English contemporary dictionary
Steam turbine locomotive — A steam turbine locomotive is a steam locomotive which transmits steam power to the wheels via a steam turbine. Numerous attempts at this type of locomotive were made, mostly without success. In the 1930s this type of locomotive was seen as a way … Wikipedia
steam turbine power station — garo turbininė elektrinė statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Elektrinė, kurios elektros generatorių suka garo turbina. atitikmenys: angl. steam turbine power station vok. Dampfkraftwerk, n; Dampfturbinenkraftwerk, n rus. паротурбинная… … Aiškinamasis šiluminės ir branduolinės technikos terminų žodynas
steam-turbine locomotive — noun : a locomotive propelled by a steam turbine … Useful english dictionary
