blade tip
1blade tip — The part of a blade that is the farthest from the hub …
2blade radius — The radius of the circle described by the tip of a rotating blade (i.e., the distance from the blade tip to the axis of rotation) …
3Tip (disambiguation) — Tip may refer to: *Tipping, the payment of a gratuity for services rendered. * A landfill. *The Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, around 50 volumes, 1953 to present. * One side of the electrical circuit used to connect a wired telephone.… …
4Blade — (bl[=a]d), n. [OE. blade, blad, AS. bl[ae]d leaf; akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. blad, Icel. bla[eth], OHG. blat, G. blatt, and perh. to L. folium, Gr. fy llon. The root is prob. the same as that of AS. bl[=o]wan, E. blow, to blossom. See {Blow} to …
5blade — blād n 1) a broad flat body part (as the shoulder blade) 2) the flat portion of the tongue immediately behind the tip also this portion together with the tip 3) a flat working and esp. cutting part of an implement (as a scalpel) …
6Blade pitch — or simply pitch refers to turning the angle of attack of the blades of a propeller into or out of the wind to control the production or absorption of power. Wind turbines use this to adjust the rotation speed and the generated power. A propeller… …
7blade — [blād] n. [ME blad < OE blæd, a leaf < IE * bhlē , var. of base * bhel , to swell, sprout: see BLOOM1] 1. a) the leaf of a plant, esp. of grass b) the flat, expanded part of a leaf; lamina 2. a) …
8Blade — For other uses, see Blade (disambiguation). Knife blades A blade is that portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with a cutting edge and/or a pointed tip that is designed to cut and/or puncture, stab, slash, chop, slice, thrust, or scrape animate… …
9blade twist — i. The undesirable variation in pitch from root to tip caused by aerodynamic loading. ii. The twist built into a propeller or rotor blade. In the case of a propeller, it is to ensure that the pitch angle at the root is greater than the tip. In… …
10Tip speed ratio — The tip speed ratio λ (lambda) or TSR for wind turbines is the ratio between the rotational speed of the tip of a blade and the actual velocity of the wind. If the velocity of the tip is exactly the same as the wind speed the tip speed ratio is 1 …
