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A type of jet engine where all the air passing through the engine is used to burn fuel and drive a turbine as well as generating thrust.
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How does an engine work when an airplane has $v=0$ on the ground?
$v_0$ is the airflow speed through the engine, not the airspeed. As per @Bianfable’s comment.
How the engine works at standstill: the compressor sucks air into the inlet, it initiates the flow throug …
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What is the difference between turbojet and turbofan engines?
Although in the case of the turbojet, it isn't called a fan but the compressor first stage.
$\ $ Junkers Jumo 109-004
So what is the difference? … The picture below shows the Olympus engine used for propelling Concorde, a pure turbojet with 2 axes and 7 compressor stages per axis. …
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Are there turbofan/turbojet analogues to a centrifugal-compressing jet engine?
The fan in a turbofan engine is nothing but an air compressor, and does exactly the same as a centrifugal compressor. The axial arrangement in a turbofan allows for neat separation of bypass flow and …
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Why were turbojets the first kind of turbo-engines, instead of turboprops?
The main driving factor behind development of the turbojet was to provide great climbing power and high airspeed for intercepting enemy bombers, which the turboprop would not have been able to do. …