Turbine

When studing liquid fuel combustion in gas turbine combustor, complicated principals including reactive flow, spraying, turbulent flow, multiphase flow, convective and radiative heat transfer and their interactions should be considered. In recent 40 years combustion chambers have continuously improved structurally. Present combustion chambers are generally devided to three main groups: Can type, Can Annular type, and Annular type chambers. Combustion chambers consist of components such as…

studied mechanical engineering, got a job with a big aerospace company, and I liked it. Intellectually, it was a perfect fit for me: solving intricate problems all day. But something was missing. It all seemed a little abstract: did this gas turbine engine component I designed have any direct impact on the world? Did it actually help anyone? I assumed if I took on bigger and bigger projects I would have a greater sense of satisfaction.…

simulation, the regulator scientist will be my position. In a tidal turbine project, a regulator scientist has the job of reassuring the public that the new technology (tidal turbine) is reliable and safe. During this class exercise, political leaders’ governor the Nova Scotia Bay of Fundy tidal turbine project. A scientist is on the lower hierarchy level of the management system…

What chracterizes the axial flow turbine is its rotation axis. It could be placed vertically or horizontally to water surface. In this latter type the axis is parallel positioned to the incoming water stream. Also the generator can be submerged under water or non-submerged. This turbine is usually used as tidal energy converter. For small river use, the axis could be an angle inclined to the water stream. See figure \ref{Hydro_HorizontalAxis}. Hydrokinetic converters with a vertical axis…

Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and that's where I came in across this topic "The Gas Turbine". What is a Gas Turbine? Where are they being used? Why don't we have Gas Turbine cars out there for sale? How does a gas turbine work? I guess from my…

Table 2.1: Parameters of tested water turbines (by Shionoet.al, 2002) Solidity (σ) Chord length (C) (mm) Blade inclination angle(ɸ)(°) Height (h) (mm) 0.20 62.8 43.7 300 0.30 94.2 43.7 300 0.40 125.7 43.7 300 0.50 157.1 43.7 300 0.40 125.7 50.0 374 0.40 125.7 60.0 544 Next, the effect of solidity σ on the water turbine characteristics was measured. Figure 2.1 shows a comparative analysis of torque characteristics for different solidity ratios at velocity 1.0 m/s, performed by Shionoet.…

According to Renewable Energy for America, in 2011 wind turbines generated enough electricity to power 11 million homes and 3,464 new turbines were built. The article also states that wind turbines are able to pay for themselves after three to six months in a windy environment. Turbine farms usually consist of about 100 turbines and creates an average of 250 megawatts (MW). To put this in perspective, it takes less than 10kW for residential energy supply. Additionally, wind energy produces no…

improve the performance of “smart” wind turbines and wind farms (Purdue Engineering Impact Magazine). The primary aim of the smart wind turbine is to reduce to unharnessed energy that results from the wake…

energy of the future no mining no hiring people to mine the coal . No hauling the coal to the power plant to burn the coal . This means the cost of the energy is less because we only have to pay a little bit to a couple people to maintain the wind turbine . This is also a bad thing because it is taking jobs away from a lot of people .The truck drivers wouldn 't have any jobs. The miners wouldn 't have jobs and the people running the power plant would not have a job . This is also good…

cancer, and global warming etc. Green house emission can be reduced by the use of wind turbines, which gets its energy from the wind. It is clean, cost-effective and reliable, but some people oppose it. Wind is a clean source of energy that does not pollute the air compared to fossil fuels usage, which could lead to emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The use of wind energy through wind turbines is a safer method of getting clean and safe energy, as it reduces the effects of…