gas turbine

noun
1.
a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.
Origin
1900-05
Examples from the web for gas turbine
  • The gas turbine is used to drive generators that then provide electricity to the ship's propeller motors.
  • gas turbine engine also uses much less number of parts.
  • But tilt rotors and rotary wings are powered by piston engines or gas turbine engines.
British Dictionary definitions for gas turbine

gas turbine

noun
1.
an internal-combustion engine in which the expanding gases emerging from one or more combustion chambers drive a turbine. A rotary compressor driven by the turbine compresses the air used for combustion, power being taken either as torque from the turbine or thrust from the expanding gases
gas turbine in Science
gas turbine  
An internal-combustion engine consisting of an air compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine wheel that is turned by the expanding products of combustion. The four major types of gas turbine engines are the turboprop, turbojet, turbofan, and turboshaft. See more at turbojet.
Encyclopedia Article for gas turbine

any internal-combustion engine employing a gas as the working fluid used to turn a turbine. The term also is conventionally used to describe a complete internal-combustion engine consisting of at least a compressor, a combustion chamber, and a turbine.

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