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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combustion

Aviation; Jet engines

Process of burning the fuel-air mixture in a gas turbine engine.

combustion chamber

Aviation; Jet engines

Part of a turbine engine in which the propulsive power is developed by combustion of the injected fuel and the expansive force of the resulting gases.

combustor

Aviation; Jet engines

A component or area of a gas turbine, ramjet, or scramjet engine where combustion takes place. It is also known as a burner, combustion chamber or flame holder. In a gas turbine engine, the combustor ...

combustion chamber liner

Aviation; Jet engines

Engine part usually constructed of welded high-nickel steel, subjected to flame of extremely high temperature. It is behind the compressor and receives the compressed air which is mixed with fuel and ...

compressibility effects

Aviation; Jet engines

The phenomenon encountered at extremely high speeds (near the speed of sound) when air ceases to flow smoothly over the wings (or blade) and piles up against the leading edge, causing extreme ...

compressor

Aviation; Jet engines

That section of an engine that produces an increase in air pressure. It is made up of rotating and stationary vane assemblies. It is the gas producer, or it may be thought of as an air pump.