cross-compound turbine
1Compound turbine — A compound turbine is a steam turbine in which there are two casings, a high pressure casing and a low pressure casing, operating in concert to extract work from a single source of steam. The steam is partially expanded in the high pressure… …
2cross-compound — (|) ̷ ̷+pronunc at compound adj adjective Etymology: cross (V) of a compound engine : having cylinders side by side * * * /kraws kom pownd, kros /, adj. (of a compound engine or turbine) having the high pressure and low pressure units side by… …
3cross-compound — /kraws kom pownd, kros /, adj. (of a compound engine or turbine) having the high pressure and low pressure units side by side. Cf. tandem compound. * * * …
4turbine — /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 …
5Compound engine — For compound steam locomotives, see Compound locomotive. Cutaway of triple expansion compound steam engine, 1888 …
6Steam turbine — A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons… …
7tandem-compound — /tan deuhm kom pownd/, adj. (of a compound engine or turbine) having high pressure and low pressure units in tandem. Cf. cross compound. * * * …
8tandem-compound — /tan deuhm kom pownd/, adj. (of a compound engine or turbine) having high pressure and low pressure units in tandem. Cf. cross compound …
9List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks — The following is a list of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since it began the program in 1971. The designation is granted to existing artifacts or systems representing a… …
10Corliss steam engine — A Corliss steam engine – the valve gear is on the right of the cylinder block, on the left of the picture A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849 …
