Words: axial turbine axial flow turbine
Part of speech: n
Definition: An axial flow turbine operates in the exactly reverse of an axial flow compressor,
Example: Whereas for an axial turbine the rotor is 'impacted' by the air flow, for a radial turbine, the flow is smoothly orientated at 90 degrees by the compressor towards the combustion chamber and driving the turbine in the same way water drives a watermill.