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blading

blading

7.4
The group of blades inside a machine like a fan or turbine
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Getting the right pitch to turbomachinery blading is key to efficiency and successful operation, much as musicians strive to get the right pitch with their instruments.

Examples

  • When sulfur and alkalis enter the gas turbine, alkali sulfates will form and then condense on turbine blading.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Compressor blading and boundary layer research at the von Karman Institute led to a Sc.D. at the University of Brussels, after which he worked for Westinghouse R&D Center on turbomachinery blading and components.

    Academic text (2002)
  • And the and the turbine blades, one blade failure.

  • This results in rapid surface wastage or blading alloys.

    Academic text (1994)
  • So there are forces on these blades, there are torques, but they're not moving, so they don't do any work.

  • The modeling and experimental verification of the processes described will be key prerequisites to incorporating a design procedure into existing compressor blading design systems.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Compressor blading and boundary layer research at the von Karman Institute led to a Sc.D. at the University of Brussels, after which he worked for Westinghouse R&D Center on turbomachinery blading and components.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The blading for the first seven compressor stages is made of forged and machined 6AL-4V titanium alloy to impart superior corrosion resistance.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The turbine's blading is designed to maximize efficiency and minimize energy loss.

  • After extensive testing, the engineers decided to enhance the blading of the fan to improve airflow.

Synonyms

rotor
vsblading
  • Specialized
23 5.4

A set of blades that turns to move air or make electricity, like on a helicopter

refers to the blades as a group rather than the rotating assembly

Surface Forms

blading singular
bladings plural

Morphology

blading = blade (semi-transparent) = blade + ing

The form is built from 'blade' plus '-ing', but the specialized collective engineering sense is not fully predictable from the base word alone.

Etymology

Blading here comes from the word blade, meaning a thin, flat part like a fan or turbine 'blade' that moves air or water. So, blading can mean the group of those blades on a machine, because those blades work together to make the machine run.