单词 | savonius |
释义 | Savoniusn. attributive. Designating a rotor or turbine consisting of two opposed hollow semi-cylindrical blades typically mounted on a vertical shaft, and now used in various forms to measure the speed of air and water currents and in some wind turbines. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical engineering > generator > [noun] > using wind-power Savonius1925 aerogenerator1945 windcharger1946 1925 Mech. Engin. Nov. 912 In slow winds the Savenius [sic] wing rotor might have to be provided with an auxiliary motor. 1948 P. C. Putnam Power from Wind vi. 101 The Savonius rotor was a vertical cylinder sliced in half from top to bottom, the two halves being pulled apart by about 20 per cent of the diameter. 1981 B. A. Stout Energy for World Agric. (ed. 2) 120 (caption) Savonius rotor. The useful wind-collecting area is the radius times the height. 2009 Bangor (Maine) Daily News (Nexis) 12 Sept. c1 Labrecque..has experimented over the years... He mounted on his roof a Savonius turbine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925 |
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