Aircraft Engines 5 min read
Exhaust Gas Flow
Gas from the engine turbine enters the exhaust system at velocities from 750 to 1,200 feet per second, but, because…
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Aircraft Engines 2 min read
Exhaust system
Aero gas turbine engines have an exhaust system which passes the turbine discharge gases to atmosphere at a velocity, and…
Aircraft Engines 3 min read
Turbine blades
A brief mention of some of the points to be considered in connection with turbine blade design will give an…
Aircraft Engines 2 min read
Compressor-Turbine Matching
The flow characteristics of the turbine must be very carefully matched with those of the compressor to obtain the maximum…
Aircraft Engines 1 min read
Contra-rotating turbine
Fig. 5-10 shows a twelve stage contra-rotating free power turbine driving a contra-rotating rear fan. This design has only one…
Aircraft Engines 2 min read
Turbine blades
The turbine blades are of an aerofoil shape, designed to provide passages between adjacent blades that give a steady acceleration…
Aircraft Engines 1 min read
Nozzle guide vanes
The nozzle guide vanes are of an aerofoil shape with the passage between adjacent vanes forming a convergent duct. The…
Aircraft Engines 3 min read
Energy Transfer from Gas Flow To Turbine
From the description contained in para. 1, it will be seen that the turbine depends for its operation on the…
Aircraft Engines 3 min read
Turbines
The turbine has the task of providing the power to drive the compressor and accessories and, in the case of…
Aircraft Engines 4 min read
Combustion Chamber Performance
A combustion chamber must be capable of allowing fuel to burn efficiently over a wide range of operating conditions without…
Aircraft Engines 2 min read
Annular combustion chamber
This type of combustion chamber consists of a single flame tube, completely annular in form, which is contained in an…
Aircraft Engines 2 min read
Types of Combustion Chamber
There are three main types of combustion chamber in use for gas turbine engines. These are the multiple chamber, the…
