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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foreign object damage

Aviation; Jet engines

Commonly called FOD, harm or destruction to the turbine engine caused by foreign objects sucked into the inlet area of the engine with the required air.

forged

Aviation; Jet engines

Shaped by hammering. Only the malleable metals are worked successfully. The application of heat increases plasticity.

free-power turbine engine

Aviation; Jet engines

The turbine engine used by the Army. Sixty percent of the energy produced by combustion is extracted by the gas producer turbine to drive the gas producer rotor. The rest of the energy is converted ...

frictional loss

Aviation; Jet engines

Resistance to the relative motion of air flowing along a duct.

frontal area

Aviation; Jet engines

Front part of a gas turbine engine, smaller than that of a reciprocating engine, therefore producing less drag.

front of engine

Aviation; Jet engines

End from which power is extracted. An exception is the T73 engine on the CH-54, in which the power is extracted at the end where the exhaust gas is expelled.