Learning
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A) Outline
B) Basics
C) Generator
D) Prime Mover
  1a) What's a Prime Mover?
  2a) What's an Engine?
  b) Gasoline Engine
  c) Diesel Engine
  d) Natural Gas Engine
  f) Engines: Pros & Cons
  g) Typical Installation
  h) Cogen Installation
  3a) What's a Turbine?
  4a) What's a Gas Turbine?
  5a) What's a Steam Turbine?
  6a) What's a Boiler?
  7a) What's a Water Turbine?
  8a) What's a Wind Turbine?
  9) Recap: Prime
E) Fuel
F) Distribution
Finish Here

 

 
 
D3a) What's a Turbine? Description

Description: Any of various machines in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted to mechanical power by the impulse or reaction of the fluid with a series of buckets, paddles, or blades arrayed about the circumference of a wheel or cylinder.

There are many different kinds of turbines, but the most common are:

Let’s take a closer look at Gas Turbines.

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