Gas Turbine Parts: Fast Basic Guide About Components: What Is A Gas Turbine? Where Is It Used?

Gas Turbine Parts: Fast Basic Guide about
Components
Gas turbine parts are essentially identical, but due to the difference in terminology for each
manufacturer, the naming process of gas turbine parts varies slightly. Generally, there are mainly
three items regarded as gas turbine parts: a compressor, a combustion engine, and a turbine plus
other parts such as rotors, casings, and auxiliary components. Now, we are going to talk about what
gas turbines are and where they are used. Later on, at Linquip, you will find more about gas turbine
parts, Non-OEM gas turbine parts, gas turbines in aircraft as well as air compressor and combustor.
What is a gas turbine? Where is it used?

A gas turbine is a combustion engine capable of creating mechanical energy from converting natural
gas or other liquid fuels. This energy then drives a generator to produce electrical power. In fact, a
gas turbine has emerged as a reliable for power generation, transportation, and many other
applications.
Regarding gas turbine applications, there are many types of gas turbines with a range of 1 to 10+
meters. Gas turbines come in a wide variety of forms, from moving tanks, jets, and helicopters to
energy generation and industrial activities.
How do gas turbine parts go together?
By looking at a gas turbine, you can see the combustion section, one of the very important gas
turbine parts, which is between the compressor and the turbine flow direction. The fuel and the air
are combined and burned in this way. Then, the hot exhaust passes the turbine and leaves the
nozzle. We can consider two important roles performed by the nozzle. It is designed to make thrust
by accelerating thrust generation via heat exhaust gas. Then the nozzle controls the engine’s mass
flow.
Gas turbine parts in more detail: What is a Combustor?

There are various types of gas turbine engine and all share several common parts. One of the gas
turbine parts is called, combustor or burner in which the fuel is mixed with the high-pressure air and
burned. To turn the power turbine and produce thrust when passed via a nozzle, the resulting high-
temperature exhaust gas is used. combustors are also used in propulsion systems for ramjet and
scramjet. Their configuration for ramjet and scramjet varies slightly from those used in gas turbine
engines, but the basic thermodynamic concepts are similar.
In modern gas turbines, you can find three major types of combustion systems.
What is an Air Compressor?

You certainly have seen where and how air compressors are used over the years but do you know
the basics? Here is a quick recap:
Air compressor is in fact another gas turbine part that is used in a gas turbine power plant . The air
filter is connected to the inlet on the compressor, the place the air is filtered from dust. The rotating
blades attached to the shaft force the air between stationary blocks, which raises air pressure and at
the compressor outlet, high-pressure air is available.
There are several sets of small airfoil blades consisting of the compressor and the turbine. Some
lines have been linked and rotate in high speed with the inner shaft, while others remain stationary.
The spins are referred to as rotors and the fixed rows are referred to as stators. Turbomachinery is
the name of the combination of the shaft, compressor, and turbine.
What Drives an Air Compressor?
As parts of gas turbines, air compressor drives are typically devices driven directly or by the belt
systems. Once the motor activates on a belt-driven system, the belt is turned around and the pump
in the system is triggered. This is the cheaper option for all compressor types because the belts can
be adapted to the air demands. Although these power units cannot be much adjusted, the efficiency
is higher because the power transfer to the crankshaft is not lost much.
The Mechanics of an Air Compressor

A basic compressor includes an electric-powered engine, an inner air compression pump, an
entry/outlet valve for air drawing and air release, and – more often than not – an air storage tank
which depends on the type of air compressor. So, air is pulled into the compressor by reducing the
volume of air through the creation of a vacuum, which increases air pressure when pushed into a
holding tank. The service cycle is completed when the maximum pressure in the tank is reached and
the compressor is shut down until pressure is under a specified threshold. This is done through the
use of pistons, screws, and scrolls by positive displacement air compressors.
Non-OEM gas turbine parts

Non-OEM gas turbine parts are supplied by proprietary alloys from many turbine manufacturers
supplied by the world’s largest ISO-certified suppliers of vacuum and air-melted master alloys used
in high-tech castings and forging of stocks. The advanced complex ceramic cores that shape the
cooling pathways used to create a reactive and non-reactive crystal, a directional solidification, and
equivalent alloys in the investment-cast turbine airfoils.
Gas turbine in aircraft: What are the construction parts?
The intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust functions in a reciprocal engine take place in the
same combustion chamber. As a result, during each part of the combustion cycle, each chamber
shall be occupied exclusively. The gas turbine in aircrafts is distinguished by separate sections that
are devoted to each task and are operated without interruption at the same time.
Aircraft turbine engines are specifically designed for light aircraft with a highly sophisticated
mechanism. In the design, maximum capacity or thrust with minimum weight and maximum fuel
efficiency are required. Gas turbine in aircraft has roller bearings that require exotic metallurgy and
high firing temperatures. It can be used with a limited fuel variation. When an aircraft turbine engine
is used in an industrial application, a shaft power generator must be combined with a separate
power turbine.
Gas turbine engine in aircraft comes in a variety of types, with its maintenance and engine overhaul
requirements.
Any gas turbine engine consists of:
 An air inlet,
 Compressor section
 Combustion section
 Turbine section
 Exhaust section
 Accessory section
Also, different systems are needed to start, lubricate, supply fuel for the system as well as other
tasks such as ice protection, cooling, and pressurization.

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