单词 | load factor |
释义 | > as lemmasload factor load factor n. the ratio of the average to the maximum amount of work, power, etc., of consumption to productive capacity, etc.; also, in Aeronautics, (a) the ratio (or its reciprocal) of the weight of an aircraft to the maximum the wings can support, or that of the force exerted on a part of the structure in ordinary horizontal flight to that exerted in some other condition; (b) the ratio of the number of passenger seats occupied to the number available. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > effective operation of energy or force > rate of average to maximum load factor1891 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > qualities and parameters of aircraft > [noun] > ratio of weight to maximum supportable load factor1891 limit load1918 1891 R. E. B. Crompton in Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 106 3 What, for want of a better term, is hereafter called the ‘load-factor’, that is, the relation which the actual output of a plant..bears to what would be its output if worked continuously day and night, at the full load. 1893 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 41 569/1 Mr. Crompton has introduced the term ‘load-factor’ to express generally the extent to which central-station plant is usefully employed. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 916 The load factor of the heart, the ratio between its average and its maximum work, is ample. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 15 Feb. 4/1 The ‘load factor’, the proportion between the hours of daily consumption and the productive power. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 21/2 The ‘load factor’ is the number of times the weight of the craft which the wings will support; a measure of the strength. 1943 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 47 195 Allowing for the 65 per cent. load factor which seems to be about the maximum that can be expected on any commercial service under normal peace~time conditions, that would call for an aircraft providing accommodations for 57 passengers. 1950 D. J. Peery Aircraft Struct. iii. 69 The maximum loads which an airplane may be expected to encounter at any time in service are designated as limit loads or applied loads. The load factors associated with these loads are known as limit load factors... For loads which are under the control of the pilot, flight restrictions are used so that the limit load factor is never exceeded. 1962 Times 16 May 15/3 The passenger load factor (the proportion of passenger capacity used) dropped by 1·7 per cent. to 48·1 per cent. 1970 D. Waterfield Continental Waterboy iii. 29 The B.C. Power Commission has a load factor of around 52%. < as lemmas |
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