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English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
Wind turbine — Offshore wind farm using 5MW turbines REpower 5M in the North Sea off Belgium This article discusses wind powered electrical generators. See windmill for wind powered machinery used to grind grain or pump water. A wind turbine is a device that… … Wikipedia
Wind turbine design — An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbines History Design … Wikipedia
Wind turbine — Wind energy conversion device that produces electricity; typically three blades rotating about a horizontal axis and positioned up wind of the supporting tower. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Darrieus wind turbine — Fig. 1: A Darrieus wind turbine once used to generate electricity on the Magdalen Islands The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) used to generate electricity from the energy carried in the wind. The turbine… … Wikipedia
Airborne wind turbine — An airborne wind turbine is a design concept for a wind turbine that is supported in the air without a tower. [cite web | title=Windmills in the Sky | work=Wired News: Windmills in the Sky | author=David Cohn | publisher=San Francisco: Wired News … Wikipedia
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow — is a wind turbine, built in 2006 near the village of Laasow, Brandenburg, Germany. It consists of a 160 metre lattice tower, which carries a rotor 90 metres in diametre. It is the tallest wind turbine in the world.External links***… … Wikipedia
Downwind Wind Turbine — A horizontal axis wind turbine in which the rotor is downwind of the tower … Energy terms
Wind engineering — is a field of structural engineering devoted to the analysis of wind effects on the natural or built environment to protect it from possible damage. It includes strong winds which may cause discomfort as well as extreme winds such as tornadoes,… … Wikipedia
Wind power in South Australia — is a growing industry with 648 megawatts (MW) of operational wind farm capacity and a further 170 MW under construction. [ [http://www.geocities.com/daveclarkecb/Australia/WindSA.html Wind power and wind farms in SA] ] South Australia is well… … Wikipedia
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turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as … Universalium