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has gloss | eng: *Cold Section: **Air intake (Inlet) — The standard reference frame for a jet engine is the aircraft itself. For subsonic aircraft, the air intake to a jet engine presents no special difficulties, and consists essentially of an opening which is designed to minimise drag, as with any other aircraft component. However, the air reaching the compressor of a normal jet engine must be travelling below the speed of sound, even for supersonic aircraft, to sustain the flow mechanics of the compressor and turbine blades. At supersonic flight speeds, shockwaves form in the intake system and reduce the recovered pressure at inlet to the compressor. So some supersonic intakes use devices, such as a cone or ramp, to increase pressure recovery, by making more efficient use of the shock wave system. **Compressor or Fan — The compressor is made up of stages. |
lexicalization | eng: Components of jet engines |
instance of | (noun) a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion jet engine |
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media:img | Afterburner GE J79.jpg |
media:img | Afterburner.jpg |
media:img | Axial compressor.gif |
media:img | Combustion chamber GE J79.jpg |
media:img | Compressor Stage GE J79.jpg |
media:img | Concordeintake.gif |
media:img | Intakerecovery.gif |
media:img | Iris vectoring nozzle.jpg |
media:img | Turbine Stage GE J79.jpg |
media:img | Turbofan operation.png |
media:img | TurbofanWithAfterburnerP232b.jpg |
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