Bent steam nozzles and freezer: what they have in common
- Step 1. Bent steam nozzles — is part of — Heron’s aeolipile. Jets of steam spin the ball.
- Step 2. Heron’s aeolipile — evolved into — Turbine. The aeolipile is the oldest ancestor of the steam turbine.
- Step 3. Turbine — is part of — Gas turbine. A turbine.
- Step 4. Gas turbine — has part — Compressor. A compressor.
- Step 5. Compressor — is part of — Freezer. A compressor compresses the refrigerant.