Textbook in PDF format With the increase in application of gas turbines in various fields, it is high time to present the subject matter in a simple and precise manner to furnish the students and practising engineers the theory and design of gas turbines. This book mainly deals with basic theory of lift and drag of flying or moving object, velocity diagram analysis of the blades of compressor, blower, fan and turbines, thermodynamic analysis of gas turbines and control aspects of advanced gas turbines