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Materials for gas turbines an overview 297 more than 25 years schilke, 2004. Pm processing is essentially used for nickelbased superalloys. Types of gas turbines aeroderivatives and jet engines airbreathing jet engines are gas turbines optimized to produce thrust from the exhaust gases, or from ducted fans connected to the gas turbines. The first power generation gas turbine was introduced by abb in 1937. With an appendix on gas turbines and the future of heat engines. Gas turbines, cycles, performance, combined cycles contents 1.
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