gas turbine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which expanding gases from the combustion chamber drive the blades of a turbine
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Billions of dollars are being funneled into the emerging sector, which includes tech like gas turbines, fuel cells and solar microgrids.
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Currently, this is achieved using gas turbines powered by traditional aviation liquid fuels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
The company is dominant in the market for turbine blades and vanes in the high-temperature sections of jet engines and gas turbines, for example.
—Stockstory Team, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Government support has aided the development of a number of energy technologies, including gas turbines and light water reactors, while failing in other instances, from the compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to the fast breeder reactor.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Currently, this is achieved using gas turbines powered by traditional aviation liquid fuels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
The company is dominant in the market for turbine blades and vanes in the high-temperature sections of jet engines and gas turbines, for example.
—Stockstory Team, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Government support has aided the development of a number of energy technologies, including gas turbines and light water reactors, while failing in other instances, from the compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to the fast breeder reactor.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Gas turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20turbine. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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