Abstract This chapter provides the history of engine development from the first decades using propellers and piston engines to gas turbine engines. The jet engine era allowed for a steep increase in aircraft speed up to Mach 0.85. The chapter details the improvements in gas turbines from the early turbojet through turbofans that have generated a large improvement in thrust-specific fuel consumption (TSFC, fuel economy). The final section of this chapter discusses the function of the gas turbine nacelle and its use for thrust reversing upon landing.
Engines and Nacelles
2019-07-24
16 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Thrust-specific fuel consumption (TSFC) , Twin spool , Extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) , Turbojet engine , Nacelle , Engine weight-to-power ratio , Turbofan engine Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation , Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering
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