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4.6.3 converting fuel to shaft power

This process involves transforming the chemical energy stored in fuel into mechanical rotational energy, or shaft power, which can drive machinery, propellers, generators, or other loads. It occurs in several stages: fuel combustion produces hot gases in a combustion chamber, expansion generates mechanical energy as the hot gases pass through a turbine or push pistons, and finally, mechanical energy conversion transforms this energy into shaft power that can be used to drive a propeller, fan, generator, or other load