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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Jet engines

exhaust diffuser

Aviation; Jet engines

Section composed of an inner and outer housing, separated by hollow struts across the exhaust passage. It forms a divergent flow path for the exhaust gases.

exhaust gas temperature indicator

Aviation; Jet engines

Sensitive millivoltmeter calibrated in degree centigrade, activated by an electrical force generated by its thermocouple.

feedback

Aviation; Jet engines

Relay through the controls of aerodynamic forces exerted on the control surfaces and felt by the pilot.

fir tree mount

Aviation; Jet engines

Manner of attaching the blades to the disk in the turbine rotor assembly. The root of the blade where it is attached to the disk is shaped like a fir tree.