Gas Turbine

Gas Turbine

• In a gas turbine, the working medium for transforming thermal energy into rotating mechanical energy is the hot combustion gas, hence the term "gas turbine." 
• Gas turbine generators are self-contained packaged power plants.
• Early utility applications of gas turbine-generators were strictly for peak load operation
• Improvements in efficiency and reliability and the application of combined cycles have made it possible to use gas turbine power plants for a wider range of application on electric systems.