Cutting Carbon

Ep. 6: Gas Turbines are Awesome

Episode Summary

Did you know that a gas turbine sucks in enough air to fill a Goodyear blimp in ~10 seconds? Our guest Dr. Jacqueline O’Connor, Director of the Penn State Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach at The Pennsylvania State University, explains the main components of a gas turbine and how these amazing machines manage one of the most extreme environments that human engineers have developed. 

Episode Notes

Did you know that a gas turbine sucks in enough air to fill a Goodyear blimp in ~10 seconds? Our guest Dr. Jacqueline O’Connor, Director of the Penn State Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education and Outreach (https://sites.psu.edu/gtreo/) at The Pennsylvania State University, explains the main components of a gas turbine and how these amazing machines manage one of the most extreme environments that human engineers have developed.  

 

>Meet Dr. Jacqueline O’Connor PSU:  https://www.me.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=JXO22

>Pennsylvania State University's Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach:  https://sites.psu.edu/gtreo/

 

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