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homopolar generator A generator in which current and magnetic field direction are constant as the machine rotor revolves. homopolar motor A motor that produces torque from a current and magnetic field that does not change direction. horsepower A unit of power, equivalent to around 746 watts. hot wire barretter
na-Baron – Noble title given to a Baron's heir-apparent. [4] No-chamber – Construct that hides anything inside from prescient and oracular vision, as well as other methods of detection. [8] No-ship – No-chamber in spaceship form, with enough limited prescience to be capable of interstellar travel without a Guild Navigator. [8]
The electrical intensity or "pressure" developed by a source of electrical energy such as a battery or generator and measured in volts. Any device that converts other forms of energy into electrical energy provides electromotive force as its output. electron A subatomic particle with a negative elementary electric charge. electron capture ...
The process of slowly turning the turbine-generator shaft to prevent bowing while it is still hot after shutdown Typically, barring is achieved using turning gear, a small electric motor and gearbox connected to the generator shaft. Early in the history of power plants, barring was done by operators turning the shaft with a bar.
Turn off generator field (or notify the ground employee, depending on company-specific rules and locomotive type, that protection is provided). [1] [2] 10 wheeler (US) The 10-wheeler wheel arrangement A steam locomotive with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement [3] 241 (US) Procession of a train past a stop signal with verbal permission from the ...
The language of mathematics has a wide vocabulary of specialist and technical terms. It also has a certain amount of jargon: commonly used phrases which are part of the culture of mathematics, rather than of the subject.
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Image generator A hardware accelerator for image generation, almost synonymous with a graphics processing unit, but historically used to refer to devices aimed at realtime rendering for simulation (e.g. Evans & Sutherland ESIG line). Image order rendering