1. Different types of turbines
1.1 Definitions
What is a gas turbine? It's not a modern invention, since the first idea dates back to Leonardo da Vinci; the first patent was filed in 1791, and the first gas turbine capable of producing mechanical energy was built in 1903.
The gas turbine is an engine made up of three main components (figures 1 a andb ):
a CR air compressor ;
a combustion chamber CC into which a liquid or gaseous fuel is introduced which, as it burns, partially consumes the air supplied by the compressor and raises the temperature of this air-combustion gas mixture, thereby increasing its volume;...
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Different types of turbines
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This table is limited to turbines up to 30 MW, and does not include turbines with recuperators and steam injection. Performances are indicative and given for ISO conditions (atmospheric pressure of 760 mmHg, ambient temperature of 15°C and relative air humidity of 60%), the power being that delivered to the alternator terminals. The manufacturers listed are, to the best of our knowledge, those present on...
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