gas turbine
gas turbine
Definition
gas turbine
noun
a turbine driven by the pressure of a burning mixture of compressed air and fuel
gas turbine
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: Becomes a commissioned officer 1929 Develops the initial idea of the jet engine - using a gas turbine to produce a propelling jet.
- include: WR21 Advanced Cycle Gas Turbine - includes the gas turbine, combined gas turbine and alternator baseplate, engine controller and acoustic enclosure.
- operate: Operating an industrial gas turbine is not done for pleasure; it is a means to an end.
- supply: Rolls-Royce has a long history of supplying gas turbines to the Royal Navy.
Converse of subject
- power: Future ships will be powered by gas turbines - HMS Exmouth is already - and equipped with new missiles.
Adjective modifier
- combined: WR21 Advanced Cycle Gas Turbine - includes the gas turbine, combined gas turbine and alternator baseplate, engine controller and acoustic enclosure.
- industrial: Operating an industrial gas turbine is not done for pleasure; it is a means to an end.
- small: Small gas turbines are normally used to provide heat and power to an industrial facility.
- new: The design and development testing of a new gas turbine defines initially how often and to what extent these interventions ought to take place.
- advanced: Rolls Royce will provide the WR21 advanced cycle gas turbine.
- modern: Modern gas turbines are often designed to operate with high quality gaseous fuels.
Modifies a noun
- combustor: Motivation The motivation for this project was to investigate whether gas turbine combustor design could be improved using automated optimization techniques.
- engine: A variety or combination of systems may be used on gas turbine engines.
- combustion: This tool was developed by S. Stow to determine the acoustic properties of gas turbine combustion chambers.
- blade: One of the most critical components in the engine is the gas turbine blade.
- plant: If a gas turbine plant operates all of its potential hours for a given period, then availability is 100 % .
- station: The combined cycle gas turbine power station was subsequently given the green light by the Department of Trade and Industry in November 2000.
Noun used with modifier
- cycle: Rolls Royce will provide the WR21 advanced cycle gas turbine.
Preposition: in
- service: The company now has a total of 54,000 gas turbines in service worldwide.
Preposition: with
- cell: The impact of replacing diesels and gas turbines with fuel cells on ships, both in terms of design and propulsion.
