tur·bo·fan (tûr b -f n )n. 1. A turbojet engine in which a fan supplements the total thrust by forcing air directly into the hot turbine exhaust. 2. An aircraft in which a turbofan is used. |
turbofan [ˌtɜːbəʊˈfæn]
n
1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Also called high bypass ratio engine a type of by-pass engine in which a large fan driven by a turbine and housed in a short duct forces air rearwards around the exhaust gases in order to increase the propulsive thrust
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an aircraft driven by one or more turbofans
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the ducted fan in such an engine Also called (for senses 1, 2) fanjet
turbofan (tûrb-f n) A type of gas turbine in which the fan driving air into a turbojet also forces additional air around the outside of the turbine, combining it with the exhaust of the turbojet to provide thrust. Turbofans are quieter than simple turbojets and somewhat more fuel efficient, and are widely used in commercial aircraft. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | turbofan - an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine fanjet engine, turbofan engine, turbojet engine, turbojet, turbofan, fan-jet, fanjet - a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust |
| 2. |  turbofan - a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrustafterburner - a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust gas turbine - turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion propjet, turbo-propeller plane, turboprop - an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine |
Translations
turbofan [ˈtɜːbəʊfæn] N → turboventilador m
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