Turbojet Fundamentals |
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acceleration air density air speed air temperature air-fuel ratio aircraft airfoil airplane speed altitude angle of attack Axial Compressor basic BLADE ROOT Brayton cycle cause centrifugal combustion air COMBUSTION CHAMBER EXIT COMPRESSION compressor blade compressor ratio compressor stall coolant cooling air cycle decrease dilution DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY effective angle ejector ENTRANCE exhaust duct exhaust nozzle figure 26 ft/sec fuel flow gas turbine engine gas velocity heat energy input impulse type increase indicates inlet duct inlet pressure intake jet engine jet nozzle jet velocity lb/sec mass air flow mass flow mass flow rate maximum momentum change nozzle area NOZZLE BLADES operation percent loss PERCENT THRUST piston engine propeller Pulse jet engine ram effect ram pressure reaction type turbine reciprocating engines reduced relative result rotating STATOR straightening vanes swirl tail pipe thermal efficiency thrust output thrust variation tion turbojet vary velocity change velocity V₁ volume