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Gas turbines are engines. Gas turbines, turboprops and turboshafts all work similarly--the engine turns a fan; the air coming off the engine's fan turns another fan, which is connected to a shaft that does the work you bought the engine to do. In fact, the most popular turboprop engine--Pratt & Whitney's PT-6--is also available set up as a turboshaft or a gas turbine. The gas turbine has a few advantages over the diesel engine. First, it's lightweight. General Electric will sell you a 33,000 horsepower gas turbine that weighs 10,000 pounds; Pielstick will sell you a 7000 horsepower diesel that weighs 70,000 pounds. Second, it's very reliable. And third, it can run on many kinds of fuel. Gas turbines own the natural gas pumping industry because they'll run on natural gas, which is right there--just run a little pipe from the gas main to the fuel control on the engine, and you're in business. The disadvantage of a gas turbine is it won't speed up very quickly. If you have a ship with a gas turbine in it, that's not a big problem--ships accelerate slowly no matter what kind of engine they have, just because they're big and have to push water out of the way. If you're pumping natural gas you don't care about acceleration at all--the engine is always going to run at the same speed. But this slow acceleration is one of the reasons they're not good car engines. (The major reason they're not good in cars is if you don't know how to start a turbine engine you'll destroy it; gasoline engines are much more difficult to harm that way.)
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How does a turbine and generator work?
The turbine converts pressure & heat energy (in steam turbine & gas turbine), velocity energy (in hydro turbine) into mechanical energy which produces rotation of the turbine. This mechanical force is used to rotate the rotor(which is coupled with the same shaft as that of turbine) of the generator which converts this mechanical energy into electrical energy.
What relationship exsists between turbine and generator?
A turbine is powered by such things as steam, burning gas or oil, water, or wind. The turbine is a type of engine, which might be thought of as a more efficient choice than a gas engine or reciprocating steam engine for doing the same job. The turbine could do many things ranging from powering a vehicle such as a helicopter, a ship, a locomotive, or a piece of equipment such as a centrifuge, a pump, or a generator. When a turbine powers a generator, the generator makes electricity.
What is effect on turbine generator if frequency is high or low?
turbine will trip
What is the pressure inside the turbine casing?
a generator
What is BTG of power plant?
Its Boiler-Turbine-Generator
Gas turbine generator?
gas turbine generator
Is a gas generator better than a gas turbine power generator?
A gas turbine power generator and a gas generator are quite similar, but they have their differences. For example, they are for things such as aircrafts which use them for mechanical energy. They are relatively safe to use, and it is better than a gas generator.
What is a gas turbine power generator?
Gas turbine power generators are used in two basic configurations. Simple Systems consisting of the gas turbine driving an electrical power generator. You fill them with gas carefully & turn them in.
What is the function of IGV in gas turbine?
The function of IGV in a gas turbine is to prevent surges and stall conditions.
What is the energy released from the natural gas used for in a power station?
The gas may be burned in a jet turbine, turning the electrical generator. and/or burned to heat water into steam- which turns a turbine, which turns a generator.
Can you connect generator of gas turbine on cold side if not give reasons?
i think it is not possible... because only through hot side the power of the gas will high that it can rotate the turbine... so generator can be connected only in hot side...
What is aeroderivative gas turbine?
An aeroderivative gas turbine is a type of gas turbine engine that is derived from jet engines used in aircraft. These engines are designed to be more lightweight, compact, and efficient than industrial gas turbines, making them a popular choice for power generation in applications where quick start-up and flexibility are important. They are typically used in combined cycle power plants, as backup power for industries, and in mobile power generation units.
How do you produce electricity from biogas?
You can use the bio gas to fuel either a steam cycle generator or a gas turbine.
What is the need for gas turbines?
gas turbine are used for expansion of high pressure gas,which rotates the rotor coupled with generator and hence electricity is finally produced.Gas turbine operate on brayton cycle.
What is used to turn a generator?
A handle, a pair of pedals, a treadmill, a water mill, a petrol engine, a diesel engine, a wind turbine, a steam turbine, a gas turbine.
How is natural gas turned into energy?
Natural gas (mostly methane: CH4) is burned in presence of Oxygen (O2) in a turbine, making it to spin. This turbine impulses an electric generator.
How can I run a gas turbine power generator efficiently?
www.muellerenvironmental.com/documents/GER3567H.pdf discusses many factors affecting gas turbine efficiency. It specifically addresses GE turbines, but the factors discussed are relevant to all gas turbine power generators.
