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…
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Types of Combustion Chamber
There are three main types of combustion chamber in use for gas turbine engines. These are the multiple chamber, the…
Aircraft Engines 1 min read
Fuel Supply
Fuel is supplied to the airstream by one of two distinct methods. The most common is the injection of a…
Aircraft Engines 5 min read
Combustion chambers
The combustion chamber (fig. 4-1) has the difficult task of burning large quantities of fuel, supplied through the fuel spray…
Aircraft Engines 4 min read
Materials are chosen to achieve the most cost-effective design for the components in question, in practice for aero engine design…
Aircraft Engines 1 min read
Airflow Control
Where high pressure ratios on a single shaft are required it becomes necessary to introduce airflow control into the compressor…
Aircraft Engines 2 min read
Operating Conditions of a Multi-Stage Compressor
Each stage of a multi-stage compressor possesses certain airflow characteristics that are dissimilar from those of its neighbour; thus to…
Aircraft Engines 2 min read
Rotors & Stators
Rotors In compressor designs (fig. 3-10) the rotational speed is such that a disc is required to support the centrifugal…
Aircraft Engines 5 min read
Operating principles of Compressors
During operation the rotor is turned at high speed by the turbine so that air is continuously induced into the…
Aircraft Engines 3 min read
The Axial Flow Compressor
An axial flow compressor (fig. 3-7 and fig. 3-8) consists of one or more rotor assemblies that carry blades of…