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FUEL EFFICIENT JET ENGINE [2 records]

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Record 1 2009-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

A turbofan is a type of aircraft engine consisting of a ducted fan which is powered by a gas turbine. Part of the airstream from the ducted fan passes through the gas turbine core, providing oxygen to burn fuel to create power. However, most of the air flow bypasses the engine core, and is accelerated by the fan blades in much the same manner as a propeller. The combination of thrust produced from the fan and the exhaust from the core is a more efficient process than other jet engine designs, resulting in a comparatively low specific fuel consumption.

PHR

High-bypass, low-bypass engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Turboréacteur fondé sur le principe de la dilution, mélange du flux primaire chaud passant par la turbine avec un flux secondaire froid provenant d'une soufflante.

CONT

Le turboréacteur à double flux comporte, en fait, un compresseur complémentaire, la soufflante, qui fournit un excédent d'air froid canalisé vers l'arrière du moteur où il se mélange ou non aux gaz d'échappement.

OBS

réacteur à double flux : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Turboréacteur double flux à cycle variable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
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Record 2 2004-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
OBS

A ramjet engine is a mechanically simple aerospace engine that creates thrust by burning fuel similarly to a normal jet-aircraft engine. The big difference between a jet engine and a ramjet is that a jet-turbine uses fans to compress air to optimize combustion, and a ramjet creates air-compression by the forward motion of air through a partially-restricted intake system. Ramjets have no moving parts, which is a big advantage in comparison to the delicate turbine blades in a normal jet-engine, however ramjet engines typically are not very efficient below speeds of Mach 2.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Contribution à la préparation d'essai en vol de statoréacteur hypersonique.

OBS

Le statoréacteur est un propulseur à réaction sans organe mobile, constitué par une tuyère thermopropulsive et dont la vitesse peut dépasser Mach 5.

Spanish

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