continuous combustion gas turbine

A jet aircraft engine is an example of a continuous combustion gas turbine. At left are a fan and compressor that pressurize incoming air. Some compressed air enters the Combustion chamber, providing oxygen for fuel combustion. The resulting hot gases turn turbines that drive the compressors. As they exit at the right, the exhaust gases also provide some of the jet’s thrust. But in a modern jet engine, most of the thrust comes from so-called bypass air that’s diverted around the combustion chamber.