turbofan en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English turbinebf. Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē)bor.? Latin turba Latin -ō Latin turbō, ~binisder. English turbo- English fan English turbofan From turbo- + fan.
Meanings
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A turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of air that partly bypasses the turbojet portion; in high-bypass-ratio types, most of the thrust comes from the bypass portion rather than the turbojet portion, and this can be thought of in simplistic terms as that the turbojet portion drives the fan and the fan propels the aircraft.
Turbofans are always multispool engines.
2005, Ronald D. Flack, Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Applications:
- An aircraft with such engines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turbofans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
turboprop · aircraft engine · gas turbine · turboshaft · turbine · propjet · propfan
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Translations (4)
es turboventilador (turbojet engine) · es turbofán (turbojet engine) · cmn 渦輪風扇 /涡轮风扇 (turbojet engine) · fi ohivirtausmoottori (turbojet engine)