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turbojet: see turbine turbine, rotary engine that uses a continuous stream of fluid (gas or liquid) to turn a shaft that can drive machinery.
A water, or hydraulic, turbine is used to drive electric generators in hydroelectric power stations. ..... Click the link for more information. . turbojetJet engine in which a turbine-driven compressor draws in and compresses air, forcing it into a combustion chamber into which fuel is injected. Ignition causes the gases to expand and to rush first through the turbine and then through a nozzle at the rear. Forward thrust is generated as a reaction to the rearward momentum of the exhaust gases. The turbofan or fanjet, a modification of the turbojet, came into common use in the 1960s. In the turbofan, some of the incoming air is bypassed around the combustion chamber and is accelerated to the rear by a turbine-operated fan. It moves a much greater mass of air than the simple turbojet, providing advantages in power and economy. See also ramjet. turbojet 1. a gas turbine in which the exhaust gases provide the propulsive thrust to drive an aircraft 2. an aircraft powered by one or more turbojets turbojet [′tər·bō‚jet] (aerospace engineering) A jet engine incorporating a turbine-driven air compressor to take in and compress the air for the combustion of fuel (or for heating by a nuclear reactor), the gases of combustion (or the heated air) being used both to rotate the turbine and to create a thrust-producing jet. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Several rounds left the tubes; tire report of the mortars was masked by the boom of afterburning turbojets echoing through the valley floor. Effective March 1, turbojets that fly between 10 p. built the world's first turbojets on the eve of World War II, working with no knowledge of each other's activity until years later. |
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