turbines
Wind farm machinery
Turbines are machines that extract energy from moving fluid—water, steam, or gas—by channeling it through a wheel of angled blades.
The fluid pushes the blades, spinning a shaft that drives generators or other machinery.
Turbines power most electricity generation, from hydroelectric dams to natural gas plants.
Wind turbines capture energy from moving air.
Jet engines use gas turbines for propulsion.
Sharp flat cutting parts
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- windfarmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- hubCentral connection point
yaw · pitch · anemometer · aerodynamics · airflow · offshore · onshore · gearbox
Spinning mechanical assembly
- statorImmobile motor component
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
RPM · torque · rotation · blades · vanes · impeller · casing · seals
Electricity-producing machine
- alternatorMechanical-to-electrical energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- gigawattBillion-watt unit
grid · transformer · voltage · current · synchronous · induction · excitation · frequency
Water-holding barrier
- penstockControlled water conduit
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- runnerOne who sprints
Francis · Kaplan · impulse · reaction · head · flow rate · tailrace · intake
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- jet engineThrust-producing aircraft powerplant
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- combustorTurbine's flame chamber
- exhaustUse up entirely
thrust · aerospace · aviation · afterburner · inlet · nozzle · spool · bypass
Water-heating vessel
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
- superheaterApparatus for overtemperature steam
- reheatMake food steaming again
- extractionAct of removing
impulse · reaction · nozzle · blading · casing · thermal · coal-fired · nuclear
blades
Sharp flat cutting parts
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- windfarmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
hub · yaw · pitch · anemometer · aerodynamics · airflow · offshore · onshore · gearbox · tower
rotor
Spinning mechanical assembly
gearbox · RPM · torque · rotation · blades · vanes · impeller · casing · seals · vibration
generator
Electricity-producing machine
- alternatorMechanical-to-electrical energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- megawattMillion-watt unit
gigawatt · grid · transformer · voltage · current · synchronous · induction · excitation · frequency · power output
dam
Water-holding barrier
- penstockControlled water conduit
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
runner · Francis · Kaplan · impulse · reaction · head · flow rate · tailrace · intake · hydroelectric
combustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- jet engineThrust-producing aircraft powerplant
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- combustorTurbine's flame chamber
exhaust · thrust · aerospace · aviation · afterburner · inlet · nozzle · spool · bypass · natural gas
boiler
Water-heating vessel
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
- superheaterApparatus for overtemperature steam
- reheatMake food steaming again
extraction · impulse · reaction · nozzle · blading · casing · thermal · coal-fired · nuclear · geothermal
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
- fluid systemspumps, valves, pipes, hydraulic systems, fluid flow
- Mechanical Engineeringmechanical engineer, design engineer, valves, motors, aerospace engineer
- submarinessub, subs, torpedo, submarines, hull
- industrial powerpower distribution, power consumption, electrical systems, transformers, generators
- ship machineryship engines, propulsion systems, diesel engines, propellers, propeller
turbinespistons
Force-transferring engine cylinders
piston engines · internal combustion engines · steam engines
turbinespumps
Laceless dress shoes
compressors · fans · blowers · impellers · propellers
turbineswaterwheels
Current-spun mechanisms for mills
paddle wheels · water mills · windmills · steam engines · bellows
- wind turbinesMachines converting air movement to electricity
- steam turbineVapor-driven rotary motor
- gas turbineFuel-to-rotation engine
- turbine bladeRotating airfoil converting flow
- Francis turbineInward-flow water turbine
- inferior turbinateLowest nasal cavity bone