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  • 1gas turbine engine — gas turbine engine, an engine that utilizes a gas turbine to generate mechanical power, especially to turn the compressor in a jet engine or the generators used in a jet aircraft …

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  • 2gas-turbine engine — Introduction       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… …

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  • 3Gas turbine — Microturbine redirects here. For turbines in electricity, see Small wind turbine. For turbines driven by the flow of gas, see Turbine. A typical axial flow gas turbine turbojet, the J85, sectioned for display. Flow is left to right, multistage… …

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  • 4Gas turbine locomotive — A Gas turbine locomotive is a locomotive powered by a gas turbine. The majority of gas turbine locomotives have had electric transmission but mechanical transmission has also been used, particularly in the early days. The advantage of using gas… …

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  • 5Gas Turbine Research Establishment — Infobox Laboratory name = Gas Turbine Research Establishment motto = logo = established = 1959 city = Bangalore research field = Aerogas turbine technology type = director = Mr. T Mohana Rao staff = budget = operating agency = DRDO affiliations …

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  • 6Gas turbine plant —   A plant in which the prime mover is a gas turbine. A gas turbine consists typically of an axial flow air compressor and one or more combustion chambers where liquid or gaseous fuel is burned and the hot gases are passed to the turbine and where …

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  • 7gas turbine engine — An internal combustion engine where high energy is released from the fuel in a constant pressure cycle. It has a turbine rotated by expanding hot gases. In its usual form, it consists of a rotary air compressor with an air intake, one or more… …

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  • 8gas turbine — noun An internal combustion engine consisting of a compressor, a combustion chamber and a turbine, where the turbine mechanically powers the compressor. Syn: gas turbine engine …

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  • 9gas turbine numerology — All gas turbine engines, except those with bypass ducts, are given station designations from 0 to 9, with the station 0 denoting the area ahead of the inlet where the airflow is undisturbed and the number 9 denoting the exhaust flow conditions of …

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  • 10National Gas Turbine Establishment — Coordinates: 51°16′59″N 0°48′26″W / 51.282957°N 0.807098°W / 51.282957; 0.807098 The National Gas Turbine Establishment …

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