燃气涡轮发动机（Gas turbine engine或Combustion turbine engine）或称燃气轮机，是属于热机的一种发动机。燃气轮机可以是一个广泛的称呼，基本原理大同小异，包括涡轮喷射发动机等等都包含在内。而一般所指的燃气涡轮发动机，通常是指用于船舶（以军用作战舰艇为主）、车辆（通常是体积庞大可以容纳得下燃气涡轮机的车种，例如坦克、工程车辆等）、发电机组等的。与推进用的涡轮发动机不同之处，在于其涡轮机除了要带动传动轴，传动轴再连上车辆的传动系统、船舶的螺旋桨或发电机等外，还会另外带动压缩机。

A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in between.

The basic operation of the gas turbine is similar to that of the steam power plant except that air is used instead of water. Fresh atmospheric air flows through a compressor that brings it to higher pressure. Energy is then added by spraying fuel into the air and igniting it so the combustion generates a high-temperature flow. This high-temperature high-pressure gas enters a turbine, where it expands down to the exhaust pressure, producing a shaft work output in the process. The turbine shaft work is used to drive the compressor and other devices such as an electric generator that may be coupled to the shaft. The energy that is not used for shaft work comes out in the exhaust gases, so these have either a high temperature or a high velocity. The purpose of the gas turbine determines the design so that the most desirable energy form is maximized. Gas turbines are used to power aircraft, trains, ships, electrical generators, and tanks.