Category Archives: mechanical

Races in Ball Bearings

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Orange Text

In the construction of a ball bearing are two races. The inner race is known in Japanese as 内輪 (ないりん) and the outer race as 外輪 (がいりん). Also, the part that holds the balls is known as the ball bearing cage or 保持器 … Continue reading →

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反転ファン, 二重反転ファン

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Orange Text

Although there is not a lot of evidence on the Internet, 反転ファン (はんてん ふぁん) or 二重反転ファン (にじゅう　はんてん　ふぁん) is found as both counter-rotating fan and counter-rotating axial fan, with or without the hyphen. Citations: 反転ファンターボジェットエンジンの研究 =Study of Counter Rotating Axial Fan Turbojet … Continue reading →

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