exhaust turbine

A turbine driven by the exhaust gases of a piston engine which provides the power for a turbocharger.

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For example, the flow of the narrative is often packed with details such as "the prototype Jumo 004 had an eight-stage axial-flow compressor, eight annular combustion chambers, and a single exhaust turbine" or "the shaft speed of the Jumo 004 was estimated at 16,000 rpm, and the designed thrust rating was 900 kg (1,980 lbs.)."

The Jet Race and the Second World War

Hot stale air rises by the stack effect into horizontal ceiling voids integrated into vaulted structural floor elements and then up through chimneys on the north facade, dramatically crowned by the wind-driven exhaust turbines.

Green gauge: these civic offices in Melbourne provide a radical new paradigm for green buildings