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  • 31shroud-tip turbine blade — A type of turbine blade with a T shaped tip. The tips of the blades touch each other to form a ring around the turbine wheel to support the blades …

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  • 32propeller blade stations — The designation of location of various points on a propeller blade. It is normally numbered from 1 onward or as the number of inches from the root of the blade toward its tip. Propeller blade stations …

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  • 33willowleaf blade — in angling, a spinner or spoon blade shaped like a willow leaf, elongate and with a pointed tip, flashier and used more in vegetation and clear water than some other types …

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  • 34abradable tip — The tip of some axial flow compressor blades made in such a way that it will wear away when it contacts a compressor casing. Some fan and compressor blade tips are sealed with silicone rubber that contains a 20% filling made of fine glass beads… …

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  • 35abrasive tip — A turbine blade with a hardened insert at the tip, which is able to cut into a turbine shroud ring …

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  • 36paddle blade — A propeller blade with an unusually wide chord near the tip …

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  • 37Design Tip Speed Ratio —   For a wind turbine, the ratio of the speed of the tip of a turbine blade for which the power coefficient is at maximum …

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  • 38Japanese sword — Traditional Samurai swords and fittings A Japanese sword, or nihontō (日本刀 or にほんとう, lit. Japanese sword …

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  • 39Wind turbine design — An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbines History Design …

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  • 40Helicopter rotor — This article is about helicopter main rotor systems. For antitorque control, see tail rotor. Helicopter rotor The rotor head of a Sikorsky S 92 A helicopter main rotor or rotor system is a type of fan that is used to generate both the aerodynamic …

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