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millwright Turbines (1)
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- VCE Economics Unit 1 AOS2
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- VCE Economics Unit 1 AOS2
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millwright Turbinesturbine is a machine that converts - CORRECT ANSWER-kinetic energy into
mechanical energy
the blades of each wheel are angled around the rotor so that when the moving fluid
or gas - CORRECT ANSWER-moves through the blades, the energy of the fluid is
transferred to the motor
impulse turbines use the impulse of a moving fluid or gas on the rotor blades -
CORRECT ANSWER-to turn the rotor
one or more high-velocity jets force water,gas or steam onto the - CORRECT
ANSWER-rotor blades.
in the impulse turbine, the flow of fluid or gas contacts a small portion of the blades
on each wheel - CORRECT ANSWER-at any given instant
the fluid does not fill all passages of the wheel, - CORRECT ANSWER-impulse
turbines are known as constant-pressure turbines because the pressure of the fluid
changes
the fluid changes minimally when the fluid passes - CORRECT ANSWER-from the
front of the turbine wheel to the back of the turbine wheel
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