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turbojet engine
- Definição1
- A form of heat engine that produces thrust by accelerating a relatively small mass of air through a large change in velocity. A compressor in the front of the engine compresses the inlet air, and fuel is sprayed into this air and burned. The heat from the burning fuel expands the air and forces it out the back of the engine in the form of a high-velocity jet of hot air. The air leaving the engine flows through a turbine which extracts energy to drive the compressor.
- Fonte1
- CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
- Fonte2
- ARAÚJO, João Richard Barcelos. Inglês técnico: técnicos em manutenção de aeronaves. [S.l]: [s.n.], [200-]. 100 p.
- Fonte3
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Helicopter flying handbook (FAA-H8083-21A). Washington, DC: FAA, 2012.
- Contexto
- Many helicopters use a turboshaft engine to drive the main transmission and rotor systems. The main difference between a turboshaft and a turbojet engine is that most of the energy produced by the expanding gases is used to drive a turbine rather than producing thrust through the expulsion of exhaust gases.
- Subárea
- Engine
- Français
- turboréacteur
- Imagem
Turbojet engine.
Fonte: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/Animation/turbtyp/Images/stiltj.gif
