Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
impeller — [1] A rotating member of a centrifugal pump which is equipped with vanes to convert mechanical energy into fluid energy. A rotor or wheel with blades or vanes used in pumps to drive and circulate fluid. Also see volute [2] A fluid coupling or… … Dictionary of automotive terms
impeller — i. A part of a gas turbine engine used in the compressor section. It consists of a forged disc with radially opposed vanes on one or both sides, forming a convergent passage in conjunction with the compressor casing. ii. A device that imparts… … Aviation dictionary
impeller vane — Any one of the vanes on the impeller of a centrifugal compressor, serving to take in air and accelerate it radially outward. Also called an impeller blade. See impeller (ii) … Aviation dictionary
impeller wheel — The vaned rotary disc in a centrifugal compressor. Usually called the impeller. See impeller (ii) … Aviation dictionary
compressor — /keuhm pres euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that compresses. 2. Anat. a muscle that compresses some part of the body. 3. Surg. an instrument for compressing a part of the body. 4. a pump or other machine for reducing volume and increasing pressure … Universalium
impeller — (also impellor) noun the rotating part of a centrifugal pump, compressor, etc. designed to move a fluid. ↘a similar device used to measure speed or distance travelled through water … English new terms dictionary
impeller — noun the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) • Derivationally related forms: ↑impel • Hypernyms: ↑blade, ↑vane • Part Holonyms: ↑rotor … Useful english dictionary
Centrifugal compressor — Centrifugal compressors, sometimes termed radial compressors, are a sub class of dynamic axisymmetric work absorbing turbomachinery.[1] Centrifugal impeller with a highly polished surface likely to improve performance … Wikipedia
Gas compressor — A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. Compressors are similar to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid and both can transport the fluid through a pipe. As gases are… … Wikipedia
single-stage compressor — A centrifugal compressor having a single impeller wheel, with vanes either on one or on both sides of the wheel. Also, an axial flow compressor with one row of rotor blades and one row of stator blades. Axial flow compressors are normally… … Aviation dictionary
