Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 5 compound words that contain turbine. The most common are listed below. Open turbine in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- wind turbineA device for converting wind power into electricity.
- gas turbineAn internal combustion engine consisting of a compressor, a combustion chamber, and a turbine, where the turbine mechanically powers the compressor.
- steam turbineA system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.
- water turbineA device that converts the energy of moving water, usually at a dam into rotary motion, usually used to make electricity.
- Francis turbineA type of water turbine with an inward-flow reaction that combines radial and axial flow concepts.
- floating wind turbineAn offshore wind turbine mounted on a floating structure that allows the turbine to generate electricity in water depths where fixed-foundation turbines are not feasible.
- expansion turbineturboexpander
- reaction turbinea power-generation prime mover having nozzles mounted on the moving element; turned by the reaction of the issuing fluid jet
- Kaplan turbineA water turbine that has adjustable blades so that a constant rate of revolution is achieved.
- Tyson turbineA conical water turbine with helical blades.
- Tesla turbineA kind of bladeless centripetal flow turbine.
- ram air turbineA small wind turbine mounted on an aircraft and used to generate electrical or hydraulic power from the force of air moving past the aircraft.
- Rushton turbineA radial flow impeller used for gas dispersion and other mixing applications in process engineering.
- Jonval turbineA kind of mixed-flow water turbine based on a horizontal water wheel.
- Turgo turbineAn impulse water turbine designed for medium head applications.
- turbine pumpA pump in which water is raised by the inverted action of a turbine-wheel.
- turbine pumpsplural of turbine pump: A pump in which water is raised by the inverted action of a turbine-wheel.
- turbine steamerA type of ship using a steam turbine to generate propulsion.
- turbine steamersplural of turbine steamer: A type of ship using a steam turbine to generate propulsion.
Compound words 5
- turbinelikeResembling or characteristic of a turbine.
- hydroturbineA turbine used to generate hydroelectric power.
- multiturbineHaving or pertaining to more than one turbine.
- microturbineA small turbine, usually a gas turbine.
- turbinellaAny of the genus Turbinella of large marine gastropods.