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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torquemeter indicating system

Aviation; Jet engines

Pressure indicator for continuous readings of engine output-shaft torque.

transient conditions

Aviation; Jet engines

Conditions which may occur briefly while accelerating or decelerating or while passing through a specific range of engine operation.

turbine nozzle

Aviation; Jet engines

Stationary nozzle which discharges a jet of gas against the blades on the periphery of a turbine wheel.

turbine rotor

Aviation; Jet engines

Rotating portion of a turbine engine. It is made of specially alloyed steel because of severe centrifugal loads, the result of high rotational speeds.

turbine

Aviation; Jet engines

A turbine is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work. A turbine is a turbomachine with at least one moving part called a rotor assembly, ...

turbine section

Aviation; Jet engines

Part of the turbine engine that extracts the kinetic energy of the expanding gases and transforms it into shaft horsepower.

turbine powered

Aviation; Jet engines

Aircraft that uses turbine engines to generate thrust. Gas turbines are rotary engines that extract energy from a flow of combustion gas. They have an upstream compressor coupled to a downstream ...