turbofan engine — noun a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑fanjet, ↑fan jet, ↑fanjet engine, ↑turbojet, ↑turbojet engine, ↑turbofan • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
turbofan 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… … Aviation dictionary
turbofan — [tʉr′bō fan΄] n. 1. a fanlike turbojet engine designed to create additional thrust by diverting a secondary airflow around the combustion chamber: in full turbofan engine 2. a fan driven by a turbine … English World dictionary
Turbofan — [ CFM56 3 turbofan, lower half, side view.] A turbofan is a type of jet engine, similar to a turbojet. It essentially consists of a ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine mounted behind it that powers the fan. Part of the airstream… … Wikipedia
fan-jet — noun 1. an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine • Syn: ↑fanjet, ↑turbofan, ↑turbojet • Hypernyms: ↑jet, ↑jet plane, ↑jet propelled plane • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fan-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… … Aviation dictionary
Engine Alliance GP7000 — The Engine Alliance GP7000 (known as the GP7200 for a brief time period) is a new turbofan jet engine that will incorporate advanced technologies of proven wide body products, originally from the world s No.1 and No.3 aero engine manufacturers,… … Wikipedia
engine station designation — All gas turbine engines, except those with bypass ducts, are given station designations from 0 to 9, with the station 0 denoting the area ahead of the inlet where the airflow is undisturbed and the number 9 denoting the exhaust flow conditions of … Aviation dictionary
fan — i. A combination of three or more cameras that provides wide lateral coverage with adequate overlap. See fan camera photography. ii. The rotor in the beginning of a turbofan engine. iii. A propeller, especially when the emphasis is upon its… … Aviation dictionary
turbofan — /terr boh fan /, n. a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, part of which is used in combustion of fuel, the remainder being mixed with the products of combustion to form a low velocity exhaust jet. Also called turbofan engine.… … Universalium
turbofan — n. type of jet engine which includes a turbine driven fan for intake of air; aircraft powered by the turbofan engine (Aeronautics) … English contemporary dictionary