Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

velocidade de embalamento

English translation:

over-running, excessive speed, run away speed

Added to glossary by Nick Taylor
May 5, 2012 10:19
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Portuguese term

velocidade de embalamento

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Energy / Power Generation terminology
Another Angolan Port. term, does this mean, no load velocity, or are we talking about cradling/rocking or something??


A turbina será calculada para suportar normal e indefinidamente a velocidade de embalamento sem deformações ou folgas nem aquecimentos exagerados quando submetida à velocidade de embalamento por um período de tempo indeterminado."
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May 10, 2012 15:57: Nick Taylor Created KOG entry

Discussion

Nick Taylor May 5, 2012:
Runaway speed Runaway speed

The runaway speed of a water turbine is its speed at full flow, and no shaft load. The turbine will be designed to survive the mechanical forces of this speed. The manufacturer will supply the runaway speed rating.

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over-running, excessive speed, run away speed

over-running, excessive speed, run away speed
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thks Nick I liked over -run speed in the context of this!!"
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(maximum) rotational speed

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rocking speed

embalar = to rock

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turbine rocking
www.fieldlines.com/index.php?topic=138502.0
18 posts - 8 authors - Feb 9, 2010
The problem with the turbine is as follows. When it starts turning just before it gets to a good speed the stayed pole starts to rock quite a bit.


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