The document discusses gas turbine engines and their applications. It describes the key components of gas turbines which include a compressor, combustion chamber, and gas turbine with an intercooler and regenerator. It then explains the working principles of open and closed cycle gas turbines. Open cycle gas turbines only use air as the working fluid while closed cycle can use any fluid but have higher maintenance costs. Gas turbines are used for applications such as aircraft engines, power generation, and supercharging internal combustion engines.
9. CLOSED CYCLE
WORKING MEDIUM GAS
REMAINS THE SAME , IT
CIRCULATED CONTINUOSLY
ANY FLUID USED AS WORKING
FLUID
MAINTENANCE COST HIGH
IT REQUIRE MORE SPACE
WORKIMG MEDIUM GAS IS
CHANGIMG , REPLACED FOR
EACH CYCLE
ONLY AIR USED
IT HAS LESS MAINTENANCE
COST
IT REQUIRE LESS SPACE
OPEN CYCLE
