gas turbine
Combustion rotation machine
A gas turbine is an engine that burns fuel to produce hot, expanding gases that spin a turbine, generating power.
Unlike piston engines, gas turbines operate through continuous combustion rather than repeated explosions.
They power jet aircraft, electricity generators, and some ships and tanks.
The term distinguishes them from steam turbines, which use externally heated water vapor.
Pressure-increasing mechanical device
- combustorTurbine's flame chamber
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- statorImmobile motor component
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
shaft · bearings · vanes · spool · diffuser · fuel nozzle · casing · seals
Forceful forward motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
airspeed · altitude · aeronautics · cockpit · runway · hangar · pilot · wing
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- thermal efficiencyUseful output per heat input
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
entropy · expansion · compression · pressure drop · heat transfer
Energy from charged particles
- megawattsMillion-watt units
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- outputWhat something generates
grid · baseload · dispatch · power station · utility · kilowatt-hours
Rotational force measurement
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- centrifugal forceApparent outward push when turning
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- mechanical motionMovement produced by machinery
impeller · kinetic energy · rotational speed · high-speed · balancing · vibration · gearbox · coupling
Simultaneous heat and electricity production
- mechanical driveSystem transmitting rotational force
- petrochemicalProduct from crude processing
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- offshore platformMarine drilling installation
waste heat · industrial park · manufacturing · desalination · reliability · availability
Combustion byproducts harming air quality
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- sulfur dioxideSO₂ gas compound
- particulate matterFine airborne solid fragments
- pollution controlReducing environmental contamination
carbon capture · environmental regulations · emission standards
compressor
Pressure-increasing mechanical device
nozzle · shaft · bearings · vanes · spool · diffuser · fuel nozzle · casing · seals · disk
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
flight · airspeed · altitude · aeronautics · cockpit · runway · hangar · pilot · wing · nacelle
combustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- thermal efficiencyUseful output per heat input
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
enthalpy · entropy · expansion · compression · pressure drop · heat transfer
electricity
Energy from charged particles
output · grid · baseload · dispatch · power station · utility · kilowatt-hours
torque
Rotational force measurement
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- centrifugal forceApparent outward push when turning
- spinningRevolving around an axis
mechanical motion · impeller · kinetic energy · rotational speed · high-speed · balancing · vibration · gearbox · coupling
cogeneration
Simultaneous heat and electricity production
- mechanical driveSystem transmitting rotational force
- petrochemicalProduct from crude processing
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
offshore platform · waste heat · industrial park · manufacturing · desalination · reliability · availability
nitrogen oxides
Combustion byproducts harming air quality
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- sulfur dioxideSO₂ gas compound
- particulate matterFine airborne solid fragments
pollution control · carbon capture · environmental regulations · emission standards
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- energy systemspower plant, electricity, power grid, generators, solar power
- enginesdiesel engine, gasoline engine, car engine, truck engine, piston engine
- propulsionjet, rocket, thrusting, jets, rockets
- boat propulsionpropeller, oar, sail, paddle, outboard motor
- warshipsbattleship, turret, frigates, battleships, destroyers
gas turbinepiston engine
Motor using cylinder strokes
reciprocating engine · steam engine · internal combustion engine · diesel engine · electric motor
gas turbinesolar panel
Light-to-power converter
wind turbine · hydroelectric generator · photovoltaic cell · nuclear reactor · fuel cell
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