Combustor — Flame stabilized by cyclone. A combustor is a component or area of a gas turbine, ramjet, or scramjet engine where combustion takes place. It is also known as a burner, combustion chamber or flame holder. In a gas turbine engine, the combustor or … Wikipedia
Combustion chamber — A combustion chamber is the part of an engine in which fuel is burned. Contents 1 Internal combustion engine 1.1 Petrol or gasoline engine 1.2 Diesel engine 1.3 Gas … Wikipedia
combustion chamber — i. The section of the gas turbine engine into which fuel is injected and burned. The combustion results in very high temperatures, which expands the air flowing through the combustion chamber and directs it onto the turbine at a uniform speed and … Aviation dictionary
Components of jet engines — Diagram of a typical gas turbine jet engine. Air is compressed by the fan blades as it enters the engine, and it is mixed and burned with fuel in the combustion section. The hot exhaust gases provide forward thrust and turn the turbines which… … Wikipedia
Turbofan — [ CFM56 3 turbofan, lower half, side view.] A turbofan is a type of jet engine, similar to a turbojet. It essentially consists of a ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine mounted behind it that powers the fan. Part of the airstream… … Wikipedia
CFM International CFM56 — CFM56 … Wikipedia
Jet engine — For a general overview of aircraft engines, see Aircraft engine. A Pratt Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the … Wikipedia
Ramjet — A ramjet, sometimes referred to as a stovepipe jet, or an athodyd, is a form of jet engine that contains no major moving parts. Unlike most other airbreathing jet engines, ramjets have no rotary compressor at the inlet, instead, the forward… … Wikipedia
Scramjet — Part of a series on Aircraft propulsion Shaft engines (to drive pr … Wikipedia
Rolls-Royce Trent — are a family of high bypass turbofan engines manufactured by Rolls Royce. All are developments of the RB211 with thrust ratings of between 53,000 and 95,000 lbf (236 to 423 kN). Versions of the Trent are in service on the Airbus A330, A340, A380… … Wikipedia
