nacelle

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The nacelle is the unit that houses the gearbox, drive train and control equipment on wind turbines.

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  • The fist-sized spark lighted on her stopped propeller blade, danced along the engine nacelle, and came to rest on the windscreen. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 04 - April 1994
  • Past the port engine nacelle, he caught a brief glimpse of Earth, an enormous, cloud-flecked shield that glided away as the shuttle completed its turnaround maneuver. —  chronospace
  • I became an expert in nacelle, turbofan engine performance, thrust reverser design, performance and testing, fluid dynamics, aircraft performance, boundary layers, and FORTRAN programming. —  Genea-Musings
  • Lit only at the front, the nacelle is not bright and fades so the whole light panel is not even lit. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • Standing in the middle of a long warehouse filled with wind components in various stages of production, RE Power's Wasmuth surveys a group of workers testing the yaw breaks for a nacelle. —  Renewable Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
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  1. French, dinghy, gondola, from Old French nacele, small boat, from Late Latin nāvicella, diminutive of Latin nāvis, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.
 

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