1. Evolution of Gas Turbines for Air, Land and Marine: A Brief Historical Perspective.
- Author
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Bhargava, Rakesh K.
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GAS turbines , *WIND turbines , *RENEWABLE energy sources , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations , *POWER density , *ENERGY consumption - Abstract
The gas turbine machine is one of the major innovations of the 20121 century which has provided society the fastest mode of transportation and one of the cleanest, cost competitive and most thermally efficient means of producing electrical, mechanical, and propulsive power. The development of gas turbines has a long yet phenomenal history of technological advancements and the gas turbine is a unique ever-evolving technology due to multitudes of param eters and technologies influencing its design and performance as comprehensively elaborated in a recently published paper by the author. Gas turbines have become preferred choice due to many advantages offered over other technologies: lowest cost/kW, high power density, high power-to-weight ratio, fuel flexibility, wide ranging applications, and fast- and black-start capabilities. In the ongoing climate change discussion, the gas turbine technology is expected to play an important role in mitigating proper utilization of renewable energy sources and global warming impacts in coming years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023