Aviation dictionary. 2014.
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
cannular/can-annular chamber combustion chamber — An arrangement in which flame tubes are laid out within the casing, resulting in weight reduction and an ease of construction advantage. The supply of secondary air to the flame tubes is made through a common air casing while primary air for… … Aviation dictionary
Oil pump (internal combustion engine) — This article is about a part in an internal combustion engine. For other uses, see Oil pump. Oil circulation system … Wikipedia
Focke Wulf Schnellflugzeug — The Focke Wulf Schnellflugzeug was a design for an experimental aircraft.Professor Henrich Focke of the Focke Wulf company was one of the greatest and most creative pioneers of autogyroes and helicopters of his time. He left Focke Wulf and formed … Wikipedia
CFM International CFM56 — CFM56 … Wikipedia
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
turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as … Universalium
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 — The PT6, manufactured by Pratt Whitney Canada, is the most popular turboprop aircraft engine in history. [ [http://www.utc.com/profile/facts/history.htm United Technologies history] ] It is produced in a wide variety of models, covering the power … Wikipedia
Junkers Jumo 004 — The Jumo 004 was the world s first turbojet engine in production and operational use, and the first successful axial compressor jet engine ever built. Some 8,000 units were manufactured by Junkers in Germany during late World War II and powered… … Wikipedia
Thermal power station — Republika Power Plant, a thermal power station in Pernik, Bulgaria … Wikipedia
