gas turbine locomotive

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• Gas turbine locomotive — A Gas turbine locomotive is a locomotive powered by a gas turbine. The majority of gas turbine locomotives have had electric transmission but mechanical transmission has also been used, particularly in the early days. The advantage of using gas… …   Wikipedia

• gas turbine locomotive — noun : a locomotive powered by a gas turbine engine …   Useful english dictionary

• Gas turbine-electric locomotive — DescriptionIn a GTEL a turbine engine, similar to a turboshaft engine, drives an output shaft that is in turn attached to an electrical generator via a system of gears. This in turn powers the traction motors. In overall terms the system is very… …   Wikipedia

• Gas turbine — Microturbine redirects here. For turbines in electricity, see Small wind turbine. For turbines driven by the flow of gas, see Turbine. A typical axial flow gas turbine turbojet, the J85, sectioned for display. Flow is left to right, multistage… …   Wikipedia

• Turbine locomotive — A turbine locomotive may be one of the following:* A gas turbine locomotive uses a gas turbine as a power source and drives the wheels via a mechanical transmission. * A gas turbine electric locomotive also uses a gas turbine, but the turbine… …   Wikipedia

• gas-turbine engine — Introduction       any internal combustion engine employing a gas as the working fluid used to turn a turbine. The term also is conventionally used to describe a complete internal combustion engine consisting of at least a compressor, a… …   Universalium

• turbine locomotive — noun : a locomotive powered by a steam or gas turbine engine that transmits motion directly to the driving wheels through gearing or that drives generators for producing electricity for the electric motors that move the driving wheels …   Useful english dictionary

• Steam turbine locomotive — A steam turbine locomotive is a steam locomotive which transmits steam power to the wheels via a steam turbine. Numerous attempts at this type of locomotive were made, mostly without success. In the 1930s this type of locomotive was seen as a way …   Wikipedia

• Locomotive a turbine a gaz — Locomotive à turbine à gaz Les locomotives à turbine à gaz ont été mises au point dans plusieurs pays au XXe siècle. Elles utilisent une turbine à gaz similaire à celle que l on rencontre dans les avions ou les hélicoptères pour entraîner un …   Wikipédia en Français

• Locomotive À Turbine À Gaz — Les locomotives à turbine à gaz ont été mises au point dans plusieurs pays au XXe siècle. Elles utilisent une turbine à gaz similaire à celle que l on rencontre dans les avions ou les hélicoptères pour entraîner un axe de sortie. La… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Locomotive à turbine à gaz — Les locomotives à turbine à gaz ont été mises au point dans plusieurs pays au XXe siècle. Elles utilisent une turbine à gaz similaire à celle que l on rencontre dans les avions ou les hélicoptères pour entraîner un axe de sortie. La… …   Wikipédia en Français