A driving machine is a machine that removes energy from a fluid and releases it in the form of mechanical work (W). In the process a form of energy, such as thermal or electrical energy, is converted to mechanical energy.
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Thermal turbines work with compressible fluids: e.g. gas, wind and steam turbines.
Hydraulic turbines work with incompressible fluids: water turbines.
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