Turbine facts for kids
A turbine is an engine that turns fluid movement into energy.
Simple turbines have a shaft with a blade on it. Moving fluids, such as water or air, push the blades so that they turn around with the shaft. The turning movement is most often used to turn a generator. Early turbine examples are windmills and water wheels. Turbine blades can also be turned to move a fluid. This is how simple propeller airplanes work.
A casing can be placed around the turbine to control the movement of the fluid.
Types
- Steam turbine
- Gas turbine
- Transonic turbine
- Jet engine, including
- Ceramic turbine
- Contra-rotating turbine
- Statorless turbine
- Shrouded turbine
- Shroudless turbine
- Bladeless turbine
- Water turbine
- Wind turbine
- Impulse turbine
- Velocity compound Curtis
Images for kids
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A steam turbine with the case opened.
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Schematic of impulse and reaction turbines, where the rotor is the rotating part, and the stator is the stationary part of the machine.
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Turbine inlet guide vanes of a turbojet
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Three types of water turbines: Kaplan (in front), Pelton (middle) and Francis (back left)
See also
In Spanish: Turbina para niños
