General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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A machine that draws a fluid into itself through an entrance port and forces the fluid out through an exhaust port (see illus. ). A pump may serve to move liquid, as in a cross-country pipeline; to ...

Generator

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A machine in which mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy. Generators are made in a wide range of sizes, from very small machines with a few watts of power output to very large ...

Centrifugal pump

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A machine for moving fluid by accelerating it radially outward. More fluid is moved by centrifugal pumps than by all other types combined. The smooth, essentially pulsationless flow from ...

Locomotive

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A machine mounted on flanged wheels which converts some form of potential energy into the mechanical work of propelling itself and other, nonpowered vehicles over a railroad track. The dimensions and ...

Turbine

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A machine for generating rotary mechanical power from the energy in a stream of fluid. The energy, originally in the form of head or pressure energy, is converted to velocity energy by passing ...

Planer

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A machine for the shaping of long, flat, or flat contoured surfaces by reciprocating the workpiece under a stationary single-point tool or tools. Usually the workpiece is too large to be handled on a ...

Hydraulic turbine

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A machine which converts the energy of an elevated water supply into mechanical energy of a rotating shaft. Most old-style waterwheels utilised the weight effect of the water directly, but all ...