- chord of an airfoil section
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English-Polish dictionary for engineers. 2013.
chord of an airfoil section
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Airfoil — An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor or turbine) or sail as seen in cross section. An airfoil shaped body moved through a fluid produces a force perpendicular to… … Wikipedia
chord — chord1 chorded, adj. /kawrd/, n. 1. a feeling or emotion: His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners. 2. Geom. the line segment between two points on a given curve. 3. Engin., Building Trades. a principal member of a truss extending from… … Universalium
chord — I [[t]kɔrd[/t]] n. 1) a feeling or emotion: Your story struck a sympathetic chord in me[/ex] 2) math. the line segment between two points on a given curve 3) civ bui a principal longitudinal member of a truss, usu. one of a pair connected by a… … From formal English to slang
Chord (aircraft) — Cross section of an airfoil showing chord and chord length The various chords on the planfor … Wikipedia
chord — An imaginary straight line joining the center of the leading and trailing edges of a cross section of an airfoil. The mean chord is used as a reference datum for laying out the curve of the airfoil. Also called a chord line … Aviation dictionary
mean chord — i. The chord of an imaginary wing of a constant section having the same force vectors under all conditions as those of the actual wing. That chord of an airfoil is equal to the sum of all the airfoil’s chord lengths divided by the number of chord … Aviation dictionary
thickness/chord ratio — The ratio between the maximum thickness or depth of an airfoil section and its chord length, expressed as a percentage of the chord length … Aviation dictionary
wing chord — An imaginary line connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge of the wing airfoil section. See chord … Aviation dictionary
blade chord — A straight line joining the leading edge of a propeller blade with its trailing edge. blade cuff A metallic, wooden, or plastic structure designed for attachment to the shank end of the blade, with an outer surface that will transform the round… … Aviation dictionary
NACA airfoil — Profile geometry – 1: Zero lift line; 2: Leading edge; 3: Nose circle; 4: Camber; 5: Max. thickness; 6: Upper surface; 7: Trailing edge; 8: Camber mean line; 9: Lower surface … Wikipedia
Wide chord — A wide chord fan engine is a term to describe a modern turbofan jet engine having a ducted fan with a specific blade geometry In layman s terms, they would be described as having wider blades than other jet engines.OverviewThe main fan on a jet… … Wikipedia
