Gas turbine

Gas Turbine Development Timeline:
– Earliest record of Heros engine
– Trotting Horse Lamp used by the Chinese
– Leonardo da Vinci’s Smoke jack
– John Barber’s gas turbine patent
– Sir Charles Parsons’ steam turbine ship

Gas Turbine Milestones:
– Charles Gordon Curtis patents first gas turbine engine in the US
– Sanford Alexander Moss submits thesis on gas turbines
– Ægidius Elling builds first gas turbine producing excess power
– Franz Stolze designs inefficient gas turbine engine
– Armengaud-Lemale gas turbine tested in France

Gas Turbine Advancements:
– Holzwarth gas turbine achieves 150kW
– A. A. Griffith develops aerodynamic theory of turbine design
– Frank Whittle patents centrifugal gas turbine for jet propulsion
– Brown Boveri Company sells axial compressor and turbine turbosets
– First constant flow industrial gas turbine commissioned by Brown Boveri Company

Gas Turbine Applications:
– Gas turbines power aircraft, trains, ships, and electrical generators
– Gas turbines used in pumps, gas compressors, and tanks
– Gas turbines used in turbojet engines for thrust production
– Turboprop engines utilize gas turbines for propelling aircraft
– Gas turbines drive helicopters, land-vehicle transmissions, and marine propellers

Gas Turbine Operation Theory:
– Ideal gas turbines undergo four thermodynamic processes
– Processes include compression, combustion, expansion, and heat rejection
– The Brayton cycle describes the ideal gas turbine operation
– Gases experience isentropic and isobaric processes
– Efficiency of gas turbines is crucial for optimal performance