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high pressure compressor [1 record]

Record 1 2005-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
  • Gas Turbines
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

High Pressure Compressor: The HP compressor consists of seven stages. The air compressed by this section is discharged into a diffuser which slows the velocity and straightens the air flow prior to the air entering the combustion section.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
  • Turbines à gaz
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Le rotor du premier compresseur, dit basse pression, tourne à une vitesse N1 inférieure à la vitesse N2 du rotor du 2ème compresseur qui est le compresseur haute pression. [...] [Au démarrage] on n'entraîne que le compresseur HP (moins d'inertie) le compresseur BP étant entraîné par l'écoulement de l'air.

OBS

L e terme «compresseur haute pression» a été uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique Maintenance.

Spanish

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