counter-rotating
Turning against each other
Counter-rotating describes two things that rotate in opposite directions simultaneously.
The term appears most often in engineering and aviation: counter-rotating propellers spin in opposite directions to cancel out torque, improving stability and efficiency.
The mixer uses counter-rotating blades to knead dough more thoroughly.
Spinning blades creating thrust
- rotorsSpinning airfoil assemblies
- shaftsVertical passages or poles
- turbinesBlade-driven power converters
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
blades · discs · impellers · fans · spindles · axles · bearings · drive
Rotating fluid masses
- eddiesCounter-flowing circular currents
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- gyroscopicRelating to spinning stabilization
- precessionRotating axis gradually reorients
torque · dynamics · flow · turbulence · circulation · vectors · opposing · symmetry
Spinning blades creating thrust
- enginesMachines converting fuel to motion
- turbopropsTurbine-driven propeller powerplants
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- helicoptersRotorcraft that hover
coaxial · thrust · efficiency · airscrew · pusher · tractor · nacelle · pitch
propellers
Spinning blades creating thrust
- rotorsSpinning airfoil assemblies
- shaftsVertical passages or poles
- turbinesBlade-driven power converters
gears · blades · discs · impellers · fans · spindles · axles · bearings · drive · torque
vortices
Rotating fluid masses
- eddiesCounter-flowing circular currents
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- gyroscopicRelating to spinning stabilization
precession · torque · dynamics · flow · turbulence · circulation · vectors · opposing · symmetry · conservation
propellers
Spinning blades creating thrust
- enginesMachines converting fuel to motion
- turbopropsTurbine-driven propeller powerplants
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
helicopters · coaxial · thrust · efficiency · airscrew · pusher · tractor · nacelle · pitch · compressor
- propellerspropeller, blade, rotor, prop, rotor blades
counter-rotatingunidirectional
Moving in one direction
stationary · static · fixed · motionless
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