GAS TURBINES IN SIMPLE CYCLE COMBINED CYCLE .
The basic gas turbine cycle is illustrated (PV and Ts diagrams) in Figure 5. A comparison can be drawn between the gas turbine''s operating principle and a car engine''s. See Figures 5 and 6. A car operates with a piston engine (reciproing motion) and typically handles much smaller volumes than a conventional gas turbine. Claire Soares