George Brayton
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George Bailey Brayton was an American mechanical engineer and inventor. He was noted for introducing the constant pressure engine that is the basis for the gas turbine, and which is now referred to as
Brayton Gas engine 1872
The early Brayton engine (image taken from Gas and Oil Engines by Dugald Clerk in 1886, and used on the cover of some later editions)
Brayton double acting constant pressure engine cut away 1877
Selden Auto showing Brayton cycle engine
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
George Brayton
…Brayton (1830–1892) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor. He was noted for introducing the constant pressure engine that is the basis for the gas turbine, and which is now referred to as the Brayton cycle. In 1872 George Brayton patented a constant pressure internal combustion engine, initially using…
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