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Journey through a jet engine (Read 409 times)

Sep 26^th, 2004 at 9:40am

Mr. Bones Offline
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guys,

i found a really nice animation made by Rolls-Royce about the principle of a jet engine. really cool!!!

http://www.rolls-royce.com/education/schools/journey/flash.html

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Reply #1 - Sep 26^th, 2004 at 10:47am

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Nice find.

THe principle shown is the same for any "combustion turbine" whether for aviation or industrial applications. The differences lie in the materials used, combustion system (anular vs cans or a single can) etc. Aviation and aero-derivatives are usually dual or triple spools, industrials are single spool....

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Reply #2 - Sep 26^th, 2004 at 6:01pm

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Well that page pretty much sums up the entire book I've read about aircraft jet engines (Turbine pilots guide ~ 260 pages + CD ROM)...lol Roll Eyes

I want my money back Grin

The Trent, depicted in the movie is a triple spool I believe? Very typical RR. The advantage of triple spools are plenty. They are easier to build and maintain but in particular easier to start since only one spool needs to be turned by the starter.

Too bad they did not have a similar video of the RB211, my all time fave jet-engine....

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Reply #3 - Sep 28^th, 2004 at 5:41pm

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Very nice find.

I am forwarding that to all my aviation instuctors.

Any moment, everything can change, Feel the wind on your shoulder, For a minute, all the world can wait, Let go of your yesterday. Can you hear it calling? Can you feel it in your soul? Can you trust this longing? And take control, Fly! Open up the part of you that wants to hide away! You can shine, Forget about the reasons why you can't in life, And start to try, cause it's your time, Time to fly. - H.D., Fly
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Reply #4 - Sep 29^th, 2004 at 5:01am