Turbine
device · 1884 · Electric age
A bladed machine turned by a flow of steam, gas or water.
What it is made of
- Impeller — has part. The bladed wheel is the turbine’s rotor.
Principles and materials it uses
Where it is used
- Ocean liner — is part of. Large liners run on steam turbines.
- Turbojet engine — is part of. The turbine drives the compressor.
- Gas turbine — is part of. A turbine.
- Torque converter — is part of. The turbine wheel.
- Turbocharger — is part of. A turbine in the exhaust.
- Dental drill — is part of. An air-driven turbine handpiece.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Heron’s aeolipile — evolved from. The aeolipile is the oldest ancestor of the steam turbine.
- Water wheel — evolved from. The water turbine evolved from the water wheel.
What it is a kind of
- Steam turbine — includes. A kind of turbine.
- Water turbine — includes. A kind of turbine.