What is Turbine?
[[File:Turbinenläufer Gasturbine G24.jpg|thumb|upright|Gas turbine has been removed from its case]] A '''turbine''' is an [[engine]] that turns [[fluid]] movement into [[energy]]. This energy can be changed to make electricity with a generator.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag/page/n281 272]}}</ref> A turbine is a [[turbomachine]] with normally 1 moving part called a [[Rotor (electric)|rotor]] assembly (''a shaft or drum with blades attached'') Moving fluid, normally water, moves the blades so that they [[:wikt:transfer|transfer]] energy to the rotor. Some early turbine examples include windmills and waterwheels. A [[:wikt:casing|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 [[Sweden|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 == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Turbines (turbomachine component)}} * [http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/tech/fluids/turbine.htm Turbine introductory math] * [http://a330.over-blog.com Turbines jet powered 1/16 scale Airbus A330] {{stub}} [[Category:Enginee