A turbine (/ˈtɜːrbaɪn/ or /ˈtɜːrbɪn/) (from the Greek τύρβη, tyrbē, or Latin turbo, meaning vortex) is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy...
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wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. As of 2020[update], hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in...
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A gas turbine, gas turbine engine, or also known by its old name internal combustion turbine, is a type of continuous flow internal combustion engine....
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A steam turbine is a machine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Its modern...
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TURBINE is the codename of an automated system which enables the United States National Security Agency (NSA) automated management and control of a large...
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A turbine engine is a machine using a turbine and may refer to: Steam turbine, where the turbine is driven by steam Gas turbine. where the turbine is driven...
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The Tesla turbine is a bladeless centripetal flow turbine invented by Nikola Tesla in 1913. It functions as nozzles apply a moving fluid to the edges...
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A water turbine is a rotary machine that converts kinetic energy and potential energy of water into mechanical work. Water turbines were developed in...
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An air turbine is a turbine driven by airflow. Various forms include: Wind turbine, a renewable energy source Gas turbine, a type of internal combustion...
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An axial turbine is a turbine in which the flow of the working fluid is parallel to the shaft, as opposed to radial turbines, where the fluid runs around...
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A turbine trip is the automatic safety shutdown of a power-generation turbine due to unexpected events. Due to the number of issues that may cause a trip...
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Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the...
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A turbine blade is a radial aerofoil mounted in the rim of a turbine disc and which produces a tangential force which rotates a turbine rotor. Each turbine...
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The Chrysler Turbine Car is an experimental two-door hardtop coupe powered by a turbine engine and was manufactured by Chrysler from 1963 to 1964. Italian...
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Y2K Turbine Motorcycle, also known as the Y2K Turbine Superbike, is an American motorcycle powered by a turboshaft engine, made by Marine Turbine Technologies...
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Turbocharger (section Turbine)
of both small turbines and large turbines. Large diesel engines often use a single-stage axial inflow turbine instead of a radial turbine.[citation needed]...
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The turbine hall, generating hall or turbine building is a building or room in any steam cycle or hydroelectric power plant which houses a number of components...
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Look up turbine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A turbine is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow. Turbine may also refer...
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A radial turbine is a turbine in which the flow of the working fluid is radial to the shaft. The difference between axial and radial turbines consists...
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The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades. It was developed in 1913 by Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan, who combined...
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mercury vapour turbine is a form of heat engine that uses mercury as the working fluid of its thermal cycle. A mercury vapour turbine has been used in...
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A gas turbine locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a gas turbine. Several types of gas turbine locomotive have been developed...
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The Turgo turbine is an impulse water turbine designed for medium head applications. Operational Turgo turbines achieve efficiencies of about 87%. In...
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The Tyson turbine is a conical water turbine with helical blades emerging partway down from the apex gradually increasing in radial dimension and decreasing...
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A ram air turbine (RAT) is a small wind turbine that is connected to a hydraulic pump, or electrical generator, installed in an aircraft and used as a...
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turbines, also known as micro wind turbines or urban wind turbines, are wind turbines that generate electricity for small-scale use. These turbines are...
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Turbojet (category Gas turbines)
typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine has an air inlet which includes inlet guide vanes...
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The Ljungström turbine (Ljungströmturbinen) is a steam turbine. It is also known as the STAL turbine, from the company name STAL (Swedish: Svenska Turbinfabriks...
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Wind turbine design is the process of defining the form and configuration of a wind turbine to extract energy from the wind. An installation consists of...
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Marine Turbine Technologies (MTT) is an American turbine manufacturer based in Franklinton, Louisiana. The company develops, designs and produces high...
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