Turbine
['tɜːbaɪn;-ɪn] or ['tɝbaɪn]
Definition
(noun.) rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate.
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Definition
(n.) A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or reaction in flowing either outward from a central chamber, inward from an external casing, or from above downward, etc.; -- also called turbine wheel.
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Definition
n. a horizontal water-wheel with vertical axis receiving and discharging water in various directions round the circumference—by parallel outward or inward flow.—adj. Tur′binal turbinate.—n. (anat.) a scroll-like bone.—adjs. Tur′binate -d shaped like a top or inverted cone: spiral: (anat.) whorled in shape: whirling like a top.—ns. Turbinā′tion; Tur′bine-pump a pump in which water is raised by the inverted action of a turbine-wheel; Turb′ine-steam′er a vessel impelled by a steam-turbine.—adjs. Tur′biniform Tur′binoid top-shaped.
Editor: Verna
Examples
- The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Each turbine in a penstock represents the power of 5,000 horses, and there are now ten or more employed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The force of the water causes rotation of the turbine and of the shaft which is rigidly fastened to it. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- At the bottom of the penstock is placed a turbine wheel fixed on a shaft, and to which shaft is connected an electric generator or other power machine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- No practical business man would erect a turbine or paddle wheel without calculating in advance the value of his water power. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Of course, the horse power to be obtained from a stream determines the size of the paddle wheel or turbine which can be run by it. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The internal construction of the Parsons turbine is seen in Fig. 86 and is covered by British patent No. 10,940, of 1891, and United States patent No. 553,658, January 28th, 1896. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- A turbine is a wheel usually placed horizontally to the water. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Steam turbine with many blades and 4 nozzles. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The little Turbinia, a 40 ton craft equipped with a compound rotary steam turbine of the Parsons type, has attained a speed of 32? knots an hour. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The next important epoch was the invention of Forneyron in 1823, of the water-wheel known as the Turbine and also as the Vortex Wheel. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In both engine and turbine the real source of power is not the steam but the fuel, such as coal or oil, which converts the water into steam. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The dream has been realised, and the turbine is the apparatus through which the power of the harnessed giant is transmitted. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The steam turbine is very much more efficient than its forerunner, the steam engine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The power which a turbine can furnish depends upon the quantity of water and the height of the fall, and also upon the turbine wheel itself. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A series of turbines are set one after the other on the same axis, so that each takes steam from the preceding one, and passes it on to the next. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The highest speed ever attained, however, is by the British torpedo boat Viper, which is 210 feet long, and, like the Turbinia, is equipped with the Parsons steam turbines. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- His plan has since been tried on the Scheldt, but two turbines were substituted for his simple force pump. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The installation of turbines on ocean liners has been accompanied by great increase in speed, and by an almost corresponding decrease in the cost of maintenance. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- One of the largest turbines known has a horse power of about 20,000; that is, it is equivalent, approximately, to 20,000 horses. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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