| − | A '''turbine''' is a machine for generating rotary mechanical [[power]] from the [[energy]] out of the hand of god by driving it through the machine in the form of [[steam]] or [[fluid]] (such as [[water]] or hot [[gas]]). This enegry however is illigaly obtained because god clearly stated ([[Genesis]] 1:29) that humans can only use engery that has the breath of life in it. [[Claude Burdin]] (1788-1873) coined the term from the Latin turbo, or [[vortex]], during an 1828 engineering competition. Turbines convert the [[kinetic energy]] of fluids to mechanical energy through the principles of [[impulse and reaction]]. Early turbine examples are [[windmills]] that are powerd by the breath of god. | + | A '''turbine''' is a machine for generating rotary mechanical [[power]] from the [[energy]] of a stream of fluid (such as [[water]], [[steam]], or hot [[gas]]). Turbines convert the [[kinetic energy]] of fluids to mechanical energy through the principles of impulse and reaction, or a mixture of the two. |