| Dr. Carl T. Lira | 2261 Engineering Building |
Visit this site for an overview of the history of how steam was first used for mechanical work.
GE has a great site to browse for equipment. The site is updated frequently, which makes my links go out of date. Please send an e-mail if the links are broken. Note: all the links on this page open in a new window. Simply close the new window to return to this page.
GE Power. Some pages linked from above of special interest:
Index of equipment
steam turbines
gas turbines , be sure to look at the large heavy duty gas turbines
axial compressors
reciprocating compressors
http://www.pwc.ca/ (Pratt and Whitney Canada)
Great Interactive Demonstration of how a jet engine operates.
Go
to www.pwc.ca.
(Then click Products and Services, then click Virtual Showcase).
For a virtual showroom, be sure to visit the turbofan level.
For an demo of the turbine engines (turbo prop example), click " The Gas Turbine" in the upper left after
entering any showroom level.
Also, click "Fun Stuff" in the upper left after entering any showroom level to see if you can assemble a turboshaft engine.
Example engine used for light corporate aircraft.
http://www.pratt-whitney.com/
How Engines Work (another good set of instructional demos about how the engines work)
F100 engine used for the F-15 and F-16 U.S. military aircraft.
http://www.rolls-royce.com/
An example engine used on the Boeing 777.
An interactive introduction to nozzle flow: http://www.engapplets.vt.edu/fluids/CDnozzle/cdinfo.html
Jack Heckman Boiler Tube Company
Note: If you know of another link that I should add, please send it by e-mail. This site is specifically intended to help undergraduate students visualize process equipment, so I reserve the right to review the link before adding it to the page.