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.

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jetcal analyzer

Aviation; Jet engines

Device used to check the exhaust gas temperature during periodic maintenance inspections or when abnormally high or low temperatures are noted.

jet propulsion

Aviation; Jet engines

Propulsion of a body by means of a jet or stream of gas, obtaining all or most if its thrust by reaction to the ejection of the combustion products (gas).

jet silencer

Aviation; Jet engines

A device used to reduce and change the lower-frequency sound waves emitting from the engine's exhaust nozzle, and thus reducing the noise factor.

jet engine performance

Aviation; Jet engines

In fixed-wing aircraft driven by one or more jet engines, it's the measurement of thrust, fuel consumption, noise and engine emissions.

joule

Aviation; Jet engines

Unit of energy or work used in rating gas turbine ignition systems. A joule is equal to the amount of energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere through a resistance of one ...

labyrinth seal

Aviation; Jet engines

Device for preventing leakage of gas on the gas generator shaft in a turbine. A labyrinth consists of a series of projections on the rotating element running in close contact with grooves on the ...