axial flow turbine
121VUŠKOVIČ — YUGOSLAVIA (see also List of Individuals) 13.7.1912 Zagreb/YU 12.7.2005 Zagreb/YU Ivo Vuškovič graduated as a mechanical engineer from the University of Belgrade in 1936. He then stayed for three years at the Technical University of Munich and… …
122Pratt & Whitney JT8D — The Pratt Whitney JT8D is a low bypass (0.96 to 1) turbofan jet engine, introduced by Pratt Whitney in February 1964 with the inaugural flight of Boeing s 727. It was a modification of the Pratt Whitney J52 turbojet engine, which powered the US… …
123Allison Engine Company — The Allison Engine Company was a U.S. aircraft engine manufacturer which was acquired by Rolls Royce plc in 1995 to become a subsidiary, Rolls Royce Corporation. With the acquisition of Allison, Rolls Royce expanded its product line to the point… …
124General Electric TF34/CF34 — The General Electric TF34 is a military turbofan engine used on the A 10 Thunderbolt and S 3 Viking. Developed by GE Aircraft Engines during the late 1960s, the original engine comprises a single stage fan, driven by a 4 stage LP turbine,… …
125fan-jet — A type of gas turbine engine that has a fan or a set of lengthened blades either on a low pressure compressor or on a low pressure turbine. The term also applies to a less common arrangement that has the fan at the rear of the engine, with the… …
126stage — i. In turbine engines, a single turbine wheel having a number of turbine blades. See turbine. ii. In axial flow compressors, one disc of rotor blades and the following set of stator vanes. One stage of compressor. iii. One complete element of a… …
127surge — An unstable condition in which the airflow breaks down over the compressor or turbine because the blades are at very high angles of attack. This condition can occur either because the aircraft is flying at a high angle of attack or very low… …
128turbofan engine — A type of gas turbine engine that has a fan or a set of lengthened blades either on a low pressure compressor or a low pressure turbine. The term also applies to a less common arrangement in which the fan is located at the rear of the engine and… …
