GAS TURBINE
What is a Gas Turbine?
A gas turbine is a combustion engine at the
heart of a power plant that can convert
natural gas or other liquid fuels to mechanical
energy
How a Gas Turbine Produces
Electricity?
1. Air-fuel mixture ignites
2. Hot gas spins turbine blades
3. Spinning blades turn the drive shaft
4. Turbine rotation powers the generator
5. Generator magnet causes electrons to move
and creates electricity
Major Components of a Gas Turbine
• Compressors
• Regenerators/Heat Exchangers
• Combustors
Compressor
Function:
A compressor is a device that pressurizes the
working fluid
Types of Compressors
• Positive Displacement
• Centrifugal
• Axial Flow
Regenerators
Function:
It acts as an air-to-gas heat exchanger
Combustor
Function:
They increase the temperature of the high
pressure gas
Zones of a Combustor
• Recirculation zone
• Burning zone
• Dilution zone