shroud

shroud

1. Nautical one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast

2. any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness

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shroud

[shrau̇d]

(engineering)

A protective covering, usually of metal plate or sheet.

(horology)

The ends of lantern clock pinions that hold the pins.

(naval architecture)

A principal member of the standing rigging consisting of hemp or wire ropes which extend from or near a masthead to a vessel's side or to the rim of the top of the mast to afford lateral support for the mast.

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shroud

A place under ground, as a crypt of a church.

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shroud

The four basic elements of a turbine assembly in a gas turbine engine are the case, stator, shroud, and rotor.

Single entry shrouded centrifugal compressor/impeller.

i. A sheet-metal cover placed over an air-cooled engine to pick up and force cooling air through the cylinder fins to remove heat.
ii. A peripheral ring called a turbine shroud ring, fitted to prevent the escape of gas past the tips of turbine blades in an axial-flow turbine.
iii. A covering plate on the face of a centrifugal impeller enclosing flow passage and preventing leaks.
iv. A circular duct surrounding the propeller or the propulsive fan.
v. An extension of the fixed surface of an airfoil, projecting behind the hinge line of a movable surface to reduce drag.

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