Abstract
The industrial gas turbines discussed in this chapter are divided into two main categories: (1) internal combustion turbines ranging from very simple units with outputs as low as 25 kW up to several MW; (2) closed cycle gas turbines. The first group covers designs similar to those dealt with in Chapters 7 and 9, which have a fuel-combustion chamber (or chambers) built into the turbine unit; the gas used for the compression, combustion, expansion, and exhaust cycle is air. The second type is more closely related to the steam turbine, since the heat is supplied to the gas cycle from an external source such as exhaust heat from another engine or from separate combustion of fuels, including those in a nuclear reactor. The gas used can be something other than air; for example, helium.
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Bell, P.C. (1971). Industrial Gas Turbines. In: Bell, P.C. (eds) Mechanical Prime Movers. Mechanical Engineering Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01182-7_8
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