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Gas turbine engines derive their power from burning fuel in a combustion chamber and using the fast flowing combustion gases to drive a turbine in much the same way as the high pressure steam drives a steam turbine. A simple gas turbine is comprised of three main sections a compressor, a combustor, and a power turbine. The gas-turbine operates on the principle of the Brayton cycle, where compressed air is mixed with fuel, and burned under constant pressure conditions. The resulting hot gas is allowed to expand through a turbine to perform work.
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IGCC is a process that turns coal into a clear fuel that is used for more efficient power generation. Gasification turns coal into a synthetic gas—or syngas—so that we can remove emissions like SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley compliance), Mercury and particulate matter.
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Zohuri, B. (2015). Gas Turbine Working Principles. In: Combined Cycle Driven Efficiency for Next Generation Nuclear Power Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15560-9_7
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