counterrotating
Turning against each other
Counterrotating describes two things rotating in opposite directions, typically on the same axis or in close proximity.
The term appears most often in engineering and physics: counterrotating propellers on aircraft reduce torque, counterrotating turbines increase efficiency.
The counterrotating blades canceled out the gyroscopic effect.
Sharing a central axis
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- airscrewAircraft thrust blade
- thrustForceful forward motion
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
wake · vortices · blade · pitch · multistage · turboprop · helicopter · rotor
Rotational force measurement
- gyroscopicRelating to spinning stabilization
- centrifugalDirected away from axis
- centripetalMoving toward center
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
spin · inertia · velocity · kinematics · opposite · dual · counteraction · balance
Blade-driven energy converter
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- statorImmobile motor component
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- axialAlong a rotation line
stage · reaction · impulse · spool · bypass · fan · nozzle · efficiency
Mechanism for vertical transport
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- rollList of names
- yawRotational side deviation
- stabilityResistance to displacement
turbulence · flow · streamline · efficiency · aileron · rudder · stabilizer · trim
coaxial
Sharing a central axis
slipstream · wake · vortices · blade · pitch · multistage · turboprop · helicopter · rotor · hub
torque
Rotational force measurement
- gyroscopicRelating to spinning stabilization
- centrifugalDirected away from axis
- centripetalMoving toward center
synchronization · spin · inertia · velocity · kinematics · opposite · dual · counteraction · balance · precession
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- statorImmobile motor component
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
axial · stage · reaction · impulse · spool · bypass · fan · nozzle · efficiency
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
stability · turbulence · flow · streamline · efficiency · aileron · rudder · stabilizer · trim