turbine
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A turbine is a machine with rotating blades that converts energy from flowing fluids—like steam, water, or air—into mechanical motion. Turbines are important because they're widely used to generate electricity in power plants and to power various industrial and mechanical systems.
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A turbine ( or ) (from the Greek , tyrbē, or Latin turbo, meaning vortex) is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work. The work produced can be used for generating electrical power when combined with a generator. A turbine is a turbomachine with at least one moving part called a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades so that they move and impart rotational energy to the rotor.