{"id":42490,"key":"Turbines","title":"Turbines","latest":{"id":1205420,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T15:32:59Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Baltra Island - Wind Turbines.jpg|thumb]]\n\nA '''turbine''' is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a flow of fluid and converts it into useful work using a bladed rotor.\n\n== Types ==\n\nSeveral types can be distinguished:\n\n* [[Fuel-powered turbine]]\n* [[Steam turbine]] (Parsons or Tesla-type)\n* [[Wind turbine]]\n\n== See also ==\n\n* [[Comparison of bladed rotors for WECS]]\n* [[Comparison of motors]]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| sdg = SDG07 Affordable and clean energy\n| keywords = Energy conversion, energy\n| description = Explore turbines with Appropedia—how they work, where they’re used, and their role in converting wind, steam, and water into usable energy.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Energy]]"}