Turbine

A turbine is an engine that turns fluid movement into energy. This energy can be changed to make electricity with a generator. A turbine is a turbomachine with normally 1 moving part called a rotor assembly (a shaft or drum with blades attached) Moving fluid,  normally water, moves the blades so that they transfer energy to the rotor. Some early turbine examples include windmills and waterwheels.

A casing can be placed around the turbine to control the movement of the fluid. Credit for the invention of the steam turbine is given both to Anglo-Irish engineer Sir Charles Parsons (1854 - 1931) for invention of the reaction turbine(turbines that utilize water pressure and water speed to rotate), and to the Swedish engineer Gustaf de Laval (1845-1913) for invention of the impulse turbine. Modern steam turbines normally utilize both the reaction and impulse turbine in one system.

Types
 Steam turbine
 Gas turbine
 Transonic turbine
 Jet engine, including
 Turbojet
 Turbofan
 Turboprop
 Turboshaft
 Ceramic turbine
 Contra-rotating turbine
 Statorless turbine
 Shrouded turbine
 Shroudless turbine
 Bladeless turbine
 Water turbine
 Wind turbine
 Impulse turbine
 Velocity compound Curtis

 References 

 Other websites 

 Turbine introductory math
 Turbines jet powered 1/16 scale Airbus A330

Category:Engineering