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Aeronautics
The branch of science that deals with flight aerodynamics and with the operation of all types of aircraft.
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velocity turbine
Aviation; Aeronautics
A turbine designed in such a way that it is driven by forces produced by the velocity, rather than the pressure, of the gases flowing through the vanes. Velocity turbines are used on turbocompound ...
power recovery turbine (PRT)
Aviation; Aeronautics
A turbine driven by the exhaust gases from several cylinders of a reciprocating engine. Energy extracted from the exhaust gases by the turbine is coupled, through a fluid clutch, to the engine ...
cold-tank lubrication system
Aviation; Aeronautics
A turbine engine lubricating system in which the oil cooler is in the scavenge subsystem. The oil leaves the engine, passes through the cooler, and then goes into the supply tank.
free turbine
Aviation; Aeronautics
A turbine or stage of turbines in a gas turbine engine that is not used to drive the compressor in the gas-generator section of the engine. A free turbine may be used to drive the reduction gears for ...
blisk
Aviation; Aeronautics
A turbine stage machined from a single slab of steel. The disk and blades are an integral unit.
axial turbine
Aviation; Aeronautics
A turbine turned by a fluid flowing through it in a direction approximately parallel to the shaft on which the turbine wheel is mounted.
bucket wheel
Aviation; Aeronautics
A turbine wheel in a turbosupercharger or in a gas turbine engine.
