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Definição1
(2) The rotor in the beginning of a turbofan engine. (3) A propeller, especially when the emphasis is upon its function of moving air rather than propelling. (4) Any vaned rotary device for producing a current or stream of air. Specifically, a multivaned wheel or rotor used to take in air in a bypass engine or a ducted-fan engine. It can be either a mere blower or a low-pressure compressor.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Airport planning manual: master planning. Parte 1. Montreal, 1987 (Doc. 9184)
Contexto
When a fan is added in the front or rear of a turbojet engine, it is referred to as a "turbofan". Most fans are installed in front of the main engine.
Subárea
Engine
Français
ventilateur