Rotor vs Nacelle - What's the difference?
rotor | nacelle |
A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
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A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.
The part between the tower and rotor of a wind turbine.
The compartment that holds passengers on a hot-air balloon, a dirigible, or an aerostat; a gondola.
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As nouns the difference between rotor and nacelle
is that rotor is a rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump while nacelle is a separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.rotor
English
(wikipedia rotor)Noun
(en noun)Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)
The Adaptable Gas Turbine, passage=Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo'', meaning ''vortex , and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor , which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.}}