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Why do we take into consideration holes for pressure thrust in jet engine calculations?

In many sources related to jet engine thrust calculations such as https://www.jet-x.org/a8.html , pressure thrust of a module such as combustion chamber, nozzle or compressor, is calculated by front ...
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Do compressors and turbines in jet engines end with rotor or stator?

I am trying to understand compressor and turbine design principle based on stators and rotors. I know that turbines and compressors both have a rotating and fixed section that constitute a stage. For ...
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How do gas turbine engines and turbofan engines keep constant compressor side rpm?

How do the RPMs stay constant in a gas turbine engine? For example in car with piston engine, when you keep pressing the accelerator the rpms keep picking up, to keep the rpms constant you must let ...
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