Aircraft turbofans: new economic and environmental benefits
This article describes turbofan and turboprop engines. Advanced turbofans and turboprop engines, by continuing to reduce the velocities of the jet exhaust and fan tip speed, can provide significant noise reductions. New combustors incorporated into these engines have reduced smoke, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide to levels below the current requirements. The third generation of turbofans will continue to increase fuel efficiency and reduce aircraft operating costs. They are more modular in design and consist of half as many parts as the earlier engines, reducing maintenance time by half. Some of the key features of the new turbofan concept include: a very high bypass ratio/compression ratio cycle; swept fan blades; a thin, low-loss nacelle; low-loss reduction gearing; new materials; advanced compressor/turbine airfoils; and high-speed rotors with improved clearance control.
- Research Organization:
- United Technologies Corporation, Pratt and Whitney, Engineering Division, East Hartford, CT
- OSTI ID:
- 6201669
- Journal Information:
- Mech. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 107:9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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