Gas-turbine engine
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A gas turbine is a complete continuous-flow internal combustion engine in which air is compressed, fuel is burned in the compressed air, and the resulting hot gas expands through a turbine. The turbin
Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus gas turbine
Sketch of John Barber's gas turbine, from his patent
Typical axial-flow gas-turbine turbojet, the J85, sectioned for display. Flow is left to right, multistage compressor on left, combustion chambers center, two-stage turbine on right.
An LM6000 in an electrical power plant application
Turboprop
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A turboprop is a gas-turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.
Gas-turbine engine
…industrial machinery, pumps, gas compressors, and some land vehicles. In aircraft, the same basic engine core may be used in turbojets, turbofans, turboprops, and turboshafts. In industrial and marine service, gas turbines are commonly used as shaft-power engines to drive generators, compressors, pumps, or…
GE T64 turboprop, with the propeller on the left, the gearbox with accessories in the middle, and the gas generator (turbine) on the right
A Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent on a test rig at Hucknall, in March 1945
The Kuznetsov NK-12 is the most powerful turboprop to enter service
A military transport aircraft, over 2,500 Lockheed C-130 Hercules have been built