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 American English
a turbine driven by the pressure of a burning mixture of compressed air and fuel
gas turbine in Mechanical Engineering
(gæs tɜrbɪn)
Word forms: (regular plural) gas turbines
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Energy, thermodynamics and heat transfer)
A gas turbine is a type of engine in which a shaft is made to rotate by burning gas moving past arrays of blades arranged in circles.
Gas turbines are used to propel aircraft and ships.
In a gas turbine, a pressurized gas spins the turbine.
A gas turbine is a type of engine in which a shaft is made to rotate by burning gas moving pastarrays of blades arranged in circles.
turbine
Examples of 'gas turbine' in a sentence
gas turbine
This can then be burned in a gas turbine to make electricity.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The system can be made more efficient by capturing waste heat from the gas turbine to drive a steam turbine.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The combined cycle gas turbine power station will produce electricity for nearly four million homes.