Air Turbine

An air turbine is a turbine driven by airflow. Various forms include:

  • Wind turbine, a renewable energy source
  • Ram air turbine (RAT), an emergency power system for aircraft
  • Small air turbines, used as high-speed pneumatic motors in tools such as dentist's drills.

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