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Tuesday, May 09, 2023

The 411 - Jet Engines

 

Affinity Turbo Fan Jet Engine

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Jet engines work by using the principle of Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The basic idea is to suck in air, compress it, mix it with fuel, ignite it, and then exhaust it out the back at a high velocity, which generates the necessary thrust for an aircraft to move forward.

There are several different types of jet engines, but they all have some common components. These include:

  1. Inlet: The inlet is the opening at the front of the engine that sucks in air.

  2. Compressor: The compressor is a series of rotating blades that compress the incoming air.

  3. Combustion chamber: The compressed air is mixed with fuel and ignited in the combustion chamber, which produces a high-pressure, high-velocity stream of hot gases.

  4. Turbine: The turbine is a series of rotating blades that are turned by the hot gases from the combustion chamber. The turbine is connected to the compressor by a shaft, so as the turbine turns, it drives the compressor.

  5. Exhaust: The exhaust is the opening at the back of the engine where the hot gases are expelled.

Jet engines are incredibly powerful and efficient, which is why they are used in most commercial and military aircraft today.

Source: Some or all of the content was generated using an AI language model

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