Turbine

A turbine is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and
converts it into useful work. The work produced by a turbine can be used for
generating electrical power when combined with a generator.A turbine is a
turbomachine with at least one moving part called a rotor assembly, which is a
shaft or drum with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades so that they
move and impart rotational energy to the rotor.
Gas, steam, and water turbines have a casing around the blades that contains and
controls the working fluid.

Turbines in aircraft
The most widely used form of propulsion system for modern aircraft is the gas
turbine engine.
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous flow
internal combustion engine which is characterized by a steady flow of fuel and air
into the engine and a stable flame maintained within the engine.The main parts
common to all gas turbine engines form the power-producing part (known as the gas
generator or core) and are, in the direction of flow:
* a rotating gas compressor
* a combustor
* a compressor-driving turbine.

How does it work?

The turbine section is a series of rotating blades that are driven by high-pressure
air leaving the combustor. In all modern gas turbine engines, the engine produces
its own pressurized gas, and it does this by burning something like propane,
natural gas, kerosene or jet fuel. The heat that comes from burning the fuel
expands air, and the high-speed rush of this hot air spins the turbine. The turbine
blades catch the rapid airflow, and rotate to drive a spinning shaft that turns the
fan and compressor at the front of the engine. The turbine essentially powers the
rest of the engine, harnessing energy from the combustion chamber to maintain
steady air intake and compression. Air passing though the turbine loses energy to
the rotating blades, but what remains moves into the final exhaust stage of the
engine where it is expelled to produce thrust.

Technical terms:
shaft- arbore, ax
drum- tambur
blades-lame
working fluid- fluid de lucru
casing- carter(invelis metalic)
combustor- combustor
combustion chamber- camera de ardere
fan- ventilator
airflow- flux de aer
internal combustion engine- motor cu ardere interna
thrust- tractiune