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unusual facts about The turbine



Kolomna Locomotive Works

Prior to the World War II (1941 - 1945), the plant produced steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, diesel engines, tunnel shields and tubing to subway, turbine, tenders, condensers for steam locomotives.


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Criterion Wind Project

A lawsuit was filed in December 2010 against the Criterion Wind Project alleging that the project must obtain an Incidental Take Permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for any Indiana bats killed or injured by the turbine blades.

Cross-flow turbine

Vertical axis wind turbines also have the flow pass through the turbine transversely

Power Jets W.1

The turbine blades were of Firth-Vickers Rex 78, a stainless steel developed under Dr. W. H Hatfield.

Supersonic speed

Air cooling the turbine area to allow operations at higher temperatures was a key solution, one that continued to improve through the 1950s and on to this day.

Tejo Power Station operations

From the box, with the aperture controlled by the nozzles’ valves and by undergoing the Venturi effect, the steam entered the first wheel with a high enough flow rate to get the turbine to 3000 rpm.

The Lively Set

The turbine car used in the film is the famous 1963 Chrysler Ghia Turbine Car developed by George Huebner and his team.

Turbojet development at the RAE

In 1936 ARC, now under the direction of Henry Tizard, returned to the turbine engine concept after learning that Whittle was going ahead with his designs at his new company, Power Jets.