Jet engines

Jet engines

Engines that propel aircrafts by using discharged gases to produce forward thrust. The thrust is generated by jet propulsion of a rearward discharge of fluid, usually combustion gases, in accordance with Newton's laws of motion.

Industry: Aviation

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gerotor pump

Aviation; Jet engines

Modified gear-type pump with two moving parts, an inner toothed element and an outer toothed element. The inner one has one less tooth than the outer.

glow plug

Aviation; Jet engines

Device that consists of a heating element in a short conventional-looking spark plug.

ground angle

Aviation; Jet engines

Angle between the wing chord and the horizontal plane when the airplane is at rest on the ground.

heat exchanger

Aviation; Jet engines

Fuel-oil cooler, to help cool the oil. The exchanger is a cylindrical oil chamber surrounded by a jacket through which the fuel passes. Heat from the oil is transferred to the fuel by conduction.