bypass ratio

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bypass ratio

(Engineering / Aeronautics) Aeronautics the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them

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turbofan			Apr 14, 2009 Europe's environmental engine targets for 2020 can be met using engines with a bypass ratio of 14, according to an analysis tool developed for the European Union's Environmentally Friendly Aero-engine (Vital) project. Airline News - Europe by Airguide Online Put simply, open-rotor engines have a higher bypass ratio than turbofans or turbojets for an equivalent-sized device. Rolls-Royce brings propeller engines back in vogue by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Many new turbofan engine designs just coming into production also use very high bypass ratios for increased fuel efficiency, but the propfan is still about 25 percent more efficient than these, Hanson says. Saving fuel in flight: projects conceived in the oil-poor 1970s now ... by Vaughan, Christopher / Science News			bye-bye bye-bye! bye-byes bye-election Byelarus Byelgorod-Dnestrovski Byelorussia Byelorussian Byelostok Byelovo bygone byke Byland Bylander bylane bylaw byline Byname Byng BYO BYOB bypass bypass capacitor bypass condenser bypass engine bypass ratio bypast bypath Byplay byproduct Byrd Byrd Land Byrds byre Byrnes byrnie byroad Byron Byron Augusta Ada Byronic Byronism bysen Bysmottered Byss Byssaceous byssi Byssiferous Byssin Byssine byssinosis Byssoid			BYPAS bypass bypass bypass bypass bypass Bypass Air Control Bypass Air Control Valve Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation bypass capacitor bypass capacitor bypass channel Bypass Character bypass condenser bypass condenser Bypass Coordinator Bypass Diode bypass engine Bypass Filter Bypass Filter Bypass Graft Bypass Graft Bypass Graft Bypass Graft Bypass Graft Bypass Graft Bypass Interconnect Card Bypass Label Processing bypass obstruction Bypass pin bypass ratio Bypass Status Bypass surgery Bypass trust Bypass Trusts Bypass Turbojet Engine Bypass valve Bypass valve bypass vent bypassed bypassed bypassed bypassed bypasses bypasses bypasses bypasses bypassing bypassing bypassing bypassing bypast bypath bypaths BYPB BYPC BYPHS BYPL byplay BYPO BYPP

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