Sentences with phrase «air spins a turbine»
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Savonius rotor turbines are another design, where air scoops are mounted on the shaft of the generator, forming a spinning cylinder.
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A turbocharger creates boost (pressure) through the spinning of a small turbine (pushed by exhaust gases) that shares a shaft with a similar - looking compressor, which delivers the extra air to the engine.
The sounds from the air blower's turbine that spins at around 200,000 rpm, the unique frequency of fuel cell stacks, the purging sound from the hydrogen cooling system and the high - pitched in - wheel motor sound harmoniously combine to produce a distinct race car rumble, further thrilling the driver.
As the waves recede, the pressure inside the column drops, drawing a stream of air through the same upper opening and providing another impetus for spinning the turbine.
A recent National Wind Coordinating Committee (NWCC) review of peer - reviewed research found evidence of bird and bat deaths from collisions with wind turbines and due to changes in air pressure caused by the spinning turbines, as well as from habitat disruption.
The technology, which EnviroMission calls a Solar Tower power station, uses the sun's heat to warm a large body of air which then rises through a vertical wind tunnel causing large turbines to spin and generate electricity.
A turbine at the base of the chimney generates electricity as the air rushes by... His scheme replaces the chimney with a tornado - like vortex of spinning air, which could extend several kilometres into the atmosphere.»
Other times, the spinning of the turbine blades creates areas of different air pressure, which result in physical trauma as the bats attempt to navigate them.
Once the vortex is established, the pressure difference between the surrounding ambient air and the reduced pressure at the base of the vortex becomes the driving force to spin the turbines.
Still spinning turbines should create turbulent mixing of the warmer air at circa 100M with the cooler ground surface.