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Function of the compressor in a gas turbine engine
I am trying to understand the importance of having compressed air in the combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine. As far as I understand it, the reasons are twofold.
Firstly, the compressor is ...
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What is the absolute velocity change through compressor+burner?
I thought that the velocity going through a turbojet increased as it went through the compressor and the burner. Intuitively, if the pressure/enthalpy increases, so would the velocity, right? I came ...
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Why is it that low fuel gauge is one indication of a compressor stall?
I am reading from my gas turbine engine class notes that apparently, one indication of compressor stall (besides the banging sounds, torque gauge low, N1 low, ITT gauge up, etc) is the fuel levels ...
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