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How the Gas Turbine Engine Works
The Gas Turbine engine is basically designed to accelerate a stream of gas, which is used to produce a reactive thrust to propel an aircraft or turn a turbine i.e. in a Power Plant
Animation of an
operating Gas Turbine (.mpg file, 1258k)
The Gas Turbine can be split into 3 sections:
Figure shows the Components of the Gas Turbine Engine
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