Axial Flow Turbine

Figure Schematic of an axial flow turbine

The stator, again does no work. It adds swirl to the flow, converting internal energy
into kinetic energy.

The rotor then extracts work from the flow by removing the kinetic energy
associated with the swirl velocity.

Stagnation
properties

Thermodynamics of An Axial flow Compressor Stage

p03 = p02
p3

T03 = T02

Va32/cp

Va22/cp
p2

Vw2r2 Vw1r1
P T m
p01

T01
Va12/cp
T1

p1
s