Name: Santiago II, Herminio L.

Date of submission:
2021
Year and Section: B3B Name of Instructor :3rd Engr. Oliverio Padrique

Week no. 3

Construction and Operating Principles of the Different Types of Gas Turbine

Answer the question properly

1. Give the different types of gas turbine.

2. Differentiate and discuss the different operating principles of the different type of gas
turbine according to your understanding.

4 Types of Gas Turbine Engines

Four types of gas turbine engines are used to propel and power aircraft. They are
the turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, and turbo shaft.

Operating principles of the different type of gas turbine

Turbojet

Other engine types were developed to take the place of pure turbojet engines as
gas turbine technology evolved, and other engine types were referred to as "turbojets." A
turbojet engine is the simplest of all jet engines, having been created prior to World War
II in Germany and England. The four sections of a turbojet engine are the compressor,
combustion chamber, turbine section, and exhaust. The compressor component feeds the
combustion chamber with high-speed input air. In the combustion chamber, there is a fuel
inlet and a combustion igniter. The engine can function because the expanding air drives
a turbine, which is connected to the compressor by a shaft.

Turbofan

Turbofans were developed to bring the best features of both turbojets and
turboprops together. To generate additional thrust, turbofan engines divert a secondary
airflow around the combustion chamber. As a result, turbofan engines are now found in
almost every airliner. It was built to spin a large fan or series of fans at the front of the
engine, which creates around 80% of the thrust. Its engine was quieter and used less
gasoline in this speed range. Turbofan engines have numerous shafts; many are two-shaft
engines.
Turboprop

Gyorgy Jendrassik, a Hungarian designer, created the first turboprop engine

between 1939 and 1942. The design was not developed into an actual aircraft until Rolls
Royce turned a Derwint II into the RB50 Trent, which became the first turboprop jet
engine to fly on September 20, 1945. The turbopropeller (turboprop) engine combines a
gas turbine engine, a reduction gearbox, and a propeller into one unit. Turboprops are gas
turbine engines with

a compressor, combustion chamber(s), turbine, and exhaust nozzle (gas generator) that all
work in the same way as any other gas engine.

Turboshaft

The turboshaft is the fourth most common jet engine type. It sends energy to a
shaft that isn't used to propel a propeller. The main difference between a turbojet and a
turboshaft engine is that a turboshaft engine uses the majority of the energy generated by
expanding gases to drive a turbine rather than producing thrust. A turboshaft engine is a
gas turbine engine designed to impart horsepower to a shaft that rotates a helicopter
transmission or an onboard auxiliary power unit in aircraft (APU).