Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is … Wikipedia
List of Tesla patents — Below is a list of Tesla patents. Dr. Nikola Tesla was an inventor who obtained around 300 patents [Snezana Sarbo, [http://www.tesla symp06.org/papers/Tesla Symp06 Sarboh.pdfNikola Tesla s Patents] , Sixth International Symposium Nikola Tesla,… … Wikipedia
turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as … Universalium
Dredging — Dredge redirects here. For other uses, see Dredge (disambiguation). Dredgers redirects here. For the German municipality, see Dreggers. Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow… … Wikipedia
ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium
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textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
Pratt & Whitney J58 — [ shock diamonds] The Pratt Whitney J58 (also known as the JT11D) was the jet engine used on the Lockheed A 12 OXCART, and subsequently on the YF 12 and SR 71 Blackbird aircraft. It was essentially a turbojet engine [ [http://www.pw.utc.com/vgn… … Wikipedia
Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig — The Rolls Royce Thrust Measuring Rig (TMR) was a pioneering vertical take off and landing aircraft developed by Rolls Royce in the 1950s. The TMR used two Nene turbojet engines mounted back to back horizontally within a steel framework, raised… … Wikipedia
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fountain — fountained, adj. fountainless, adj. fountainlike, adj. /fown tn/, n. 1. a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream. 2. the source or origin of anything. 3. a jet or stream of water (or other liquid) made by mechanical means to… … Universalium