Steam turbine
Turbina de vapor
- Date
- 1884 · confidence high
- Place
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Credited to
- Charles Algernon Parsons; Gustaf de Laval (impulse turbine, Stockholm, 1883)
- People
- 👤 Charles Algernon Parsons1854–1931👤 Gustav de Laval1845–1913
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Multi-stage reaction turbine that converts steam directly into high-speed rotation. It replaced the reciprocating engine in electricity generation and naval propulsion.
What it led to
- High-power thermal power stations
- Fast ships (Turbinia 1897, Dreadnought, Mauretania)
- Anglo-German naval race before 1914