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What is the difference between a Gas turbine engine and a piston engine?
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∙ 14y ago
a compressor does work on the gas , raising its pressure and temperature
a turbine does the reverse , it expands the gas as it passes through the turbine, extracting energy from the gas to do mechanical work.
For a typical jet engine , the flow track on a compressor is of a converging cross section while is it diverging for the turbine, which is as per gas dynamic laws.
The Turbine does two things here in the jet engine, one ,it runs the compressor and two, expands the gas to the propelling nozzle which produces thrust by accelerating the gas upto its exit.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoGas turbine is a rota dynamic IC engine while Piston engine is a reciprocating IC engine. Working fluid (air+gas mixture) flows continuously through rota dynamic engine but doesn't flow continuously through reciprocating engine. In case of piston engine a batch of working fluid enters in to the working chamber, goes under various processes & finally leaves out the working chamber. Next batch of fluid then enters into the working chamber & goes through the same procedure. But in a gas turbine working fluid enters continuously while going under various processes leaving the chamber simultaneously.
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∙ 14y agoThe difference is what is doing the work, in a gas turbine the turbine spinning does the work and in a piston engine the pistons going up and down moving the crank shaft does the work.
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A gas turbine engine will usually yield more power by weight than a piston engine. Main downside is that it can't be throttled very well. Energy efficiency isn't all that good to start with, and will drop right down if it has to be operated outside its optimum range.
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They are the same thing.
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How a helicopter engine works?
In a very similar way to ordinary aero engine. There are internal combustion engines which work on the induction, compression, power and exhaust system, linked through a gearbox to a shaft which drives the prop. Or the jet version which works by hot gases turning a turbine, which has a shaft running through the middle, again linked through a gearbox to a shaft which drives the prop. This is called a turboprop.
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What is a difference between turbojet engine and piston engine?
I think your question is self explanatory. A piston engine develops thrust by using pistons. The turbojet engine develops thrust by rotating a turbine. Here both piston and turbine are means of converting thermal energy to mechanical energy. For the piston engine the thermal energy resulted from combustion at constant volume is used to push down the pistons which in turn rotate a shaft. For the turbojet engine(more precisely gas-turbine engine) the thermal energy resulted from the combustion at constant pressure is used to rotate a turbine which is connected to a shaft.
What is a helicopter powered by?
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yes
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How do you pressurize an aircraft?
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Is there any difference between piston rings of naturally aspirated engine and turbo charge engine?
YES!!!!! As well as the pistons!
How does an airplane get its thrust?
An aircraft gets thrust from an engine, either a piston engine driving a propeller or a jet driving a turbine.
What are the advantages of free turbine engine over gas turbine engine?
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Is the Robinson r22 piston or turbine driven?
because they have a light weight frame they are able to get away with a piston engine witch make is that much cheaper
