Turbine vs Rotor - What's the difference?
turbine | rotor |
Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
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, title= A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
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, title= The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft.
As nouns the difference between turbine and rotor
is that turbine is any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft while rotor is a rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.turbine
English
(wikipedia turbine)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.}}
Derived terms
* wind turbine * gas turbine * steam turbine * water turbine * turbo-External links
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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.}}