turbine
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His data centers around the Memphis area have had to contend with energy constraints and Musk brought in a number of portable gas turbines to power the facilities.
All the creature’s unease had vanished: he gave a guttural burr in his throat, a turbine of delight.
From Literature
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“At the end of March, we’ll lose access to the vessel required to complete installation of the remaining turbines,” Parks says.
For decades companies have been drilling deep underground to find pockets of extremely hot water that can be piped to the surface and used to spin turbines that generate electricity.
From Barron's
Traditional heat engines, such as internal combustion engines and steam turbines, operate by turning thermal energy into mechanical motion, or simply converting heat into movement.
From Science Daily
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