vortex flow; eddy current
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
vortex flow; swirling flow; eddy (in fluid)
Used in fluid mechanics and hydrodynamics to describe rotational flow patterns.
Hé河
shuǐ水
zhōng中
xíng形
chéng成
le了
qiáng强
dà大
de的
wō涡
liú流
。
A powerful vortex formed in the river water.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wō涡
liú流
huì会
bǎ把
xiǎo小
chuán船
juǎn卷
jìn进
qù去
。
This kind of whirlpool can suck small boats in.
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Dà大
qì气
wō涡
liú流
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
fēi飞
jī机
fēi飞
xíng行
。
Atmospheric vortices can affect aircraft flight.
noun
eddy current; Foucault current
technicalAlso called 涡电流 (wō diàn liú). In electrical engineering, eddy currents cause energy loss and unwanted heating in conductors and iron cores, often requiring mitigation through laminated cores or other designs.
Biàn变
yā压
qì器
tiě铁
xīn芯
zhōng中
de的
wō涡
liú流
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
néng能
liàng量
sǔn损
hào耗
。
Eddy currents in transformer cores cause energy losses.
Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
men们
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
jiǎn减
shǎo少
wō涡
liú流
chǎn产
shēng生
de的
rè热
liàng量
。
Engineers are finding ways to reduce the heat generated by eddy currents.
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Wō涡
liú流
jiǎn检
cè测
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
wú无
sǔn损
jiǎn检
cè测
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Eddy current testing is a non-destructive testing method.