Definition of turbofan in English:
turbofan
noun ˈtəːbəʊfanˈtərboʊˌfæn
1A jet engine in which a turbine-driven fan provides additional thrust.
Example sentencesExamples
- He pushed his throttle all the way forward and kicked the afterburning engines of the four large turbofans into action.
- Such turbine engines are also called jet engines and they embrace a family of products: turbojets, turbofans, and turboprops.
- Thrust is coming from two components in the turbofan.
- The thrust of the two turbofan engines on underwing pylons would be uprated or derated to reflect the number of seats, allowing the same engine to be used on all three versions.
- They have also ordered two versions of Predator B with turbofan jet engines.
- The swing-wing design and turbofan engines not only provide greater range and high speed at low levels but they also enhance the bomber's survivability.
- Its easy forgeability and strength at moderate temperature has led to extensive use as compressor blades and discs in gas-turbine engines and as fan blades in the most recent turbofan engines.
- The goal of a turbofan engine is to produce thrust to drive the airplane forward.
- 1.1 An aircraft powered by a turbofan.
Example sentencesExamples
- You can see that the core of a turbofan is a normal gas turbine engine like the one described in the previous section.
- The F - 117A is powered by two turbofan engines from General Electric.
- The Hawk 200 is powered by an Adour 871 twin-spool, low bypass ratio turbofan engine from Rolls-Royce.
Definition of turbofan in US English:
turbofan
nounˈtərboʊˌfænˈtərbōˌfan
1A jet engine in which a turbine-driven fan provides additional thrust.
Example sentencesExamples
- They have also ordered two versions of Predator B with turbofan jet engines.
- The thrust of the two turbofan engines on underwing pylons would be uprated or derated to reflect the number of seats, allowing the same engine to be used on all three versions.
- Its easy forgeability and strength at moderate temperature has led to extensive use as compressor blades and discs in gas-turbine engines and as fan blades in the most recent turbofan engines.
- Thrust is coming from two components in the turbofan.
- Such turbine engines are also called jet engines and they embrace a family of products: turbojets, turbofans, and turboprops.
- The swing-wing design and turbofan engines not only provide greater range and high speed at low levels but they also enhance the bomber's survivability.
- The goal of a turbofan engine is to produce thrust to drive the airplane forward.
- He pushed his throttle all the way forward and kicked the afterburning engines of the four large turbofans into action.
- 1.1 An aircraft powered by a turbofan.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Hawk 200 is powered by an Adour 871 twin-spool, low bypass ratio turbofan engine from Rolls-Royce.
- You can see that the core of a turbofan is a normal gas turbine engine like the one described in the previous section.
- The F - 117A is powered by two turbofan engines from General Electric.