turbine
IPA: tˈɝbaɪn
noun
- Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
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Examples of "turbine" in Sentences
- The wind turbine is on the left.
- The bigger the turbine the more power.
- It is the location of the Dagenham wind turbines.
- Oh come now, a toy steam turbine is not the same thing.
- The combustible fluids are burned in the gas turbine engine.
- The turbine is the actual engine, the motor is the transmission.
- The steam from the boilers spins the turbines driving the generators.
- The diesel engine is supercharged by the compressor driven by the turbine.
- A steam powered turbine is most efficient when run at close to full power.
- The prime mover is the diesel or turbine engine that powers the alternator.
- Some of the power generated by the turbine is used to drive the compressor.
- Fundamentalist writes: dearieme: a toy steam turbine is not the same thing.
- The compressor is fitted on the turbine shaft for rotation with the turbine.
- The towers require dehumidifiers that run even when the turbine is not generating.
- The bladeless wind turbine is completely enclosed in a relatively small compact unit.
- Gibbs quipped that when it came to other renewable projects, "I doubt a small wind turbine is in the offing."
- What I said was that if the specification for "turbine" is false, then we have nothing to hang the design inference on, it may be designed, but there is no empirical reason for saying so since there is no specification.
- Based upon meteorological data for the Al Quoz site, the 5 MW horizontal axis wind turbine is capable of operating for 1,600 hours per year, while the two solar systems could operate for 2,400 hours per year, adding up to a yearly output of approximately 20,000 MWh.