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Gas turbine technology

Peter Spittle

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Gas turbine engines power most commercial flights operating today. Yet many people are ignorant of the cutting-edge technologies used in the creation and operation of these engines. This article explains some of the principles involved with emphasis on the selection of materials for fan blades and turbine blades, which have to operate reliably in exceedingly hostile environments.


PACS

84.70.+p High-current and high-voltage technology: power systems; power transmission lines and cables

89.40.Dd Air transporation

Subjects

Electronics and devices

Environmental and Earth science

Dates

Issue 6 (November 2003)

Received 4 June 2003



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