centrifugal compressors in the engine?
as opposed to axial??
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Well done, Sneaky!
Turbine engines have taken more than a few turns (no pun intended) in various efforts to increase efficiency and reduce weight.
The Wikipedia mention of the change from Whittle's "reverse-flow" concept to a relative "straight-through" design not only eliminated a bearing (saved weight) but also increased the efficiency. Both prime considerations in engine design.
The Wikipedia mention of the change from Whittle's "reverse-flow" concept to a relative "straight-through" design not only eliminated a bearing (saved weight) but also increased the efficiency. Both prime considerations in engine design.
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Re: Well done, Sneaky!
you the man Dan:FI:Heloego wrote:Turbine engines have taken more than a few turns (no pun intended) in various efforts to increase efficiency and reduce weight.
The Wikipedia mention of the change from Whittle's "reverse-flow" concept to a relative "straight-through" design not only eliminated a bearing (saved weight) but also increased the efficiency. Both prime considerations in engine design.
you should have been an engineer
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LOL , just been fitting some industrial duct fans to the amp rack in the pub (what with the heat from a 7k rig and all the beer coolers, stuff was starting to trip the thermal cut-outs)
They're not too different in design to the centrifuge fan in the pic, and they really kick up a draught.
It's just as well they're electric and got plastic housings, otherwise I'd have the fastest mountain bike in S. London
They're not too different in design to the centrifuge fan in the pic, and they really kick up a draught.
It's just as well they're electric and got plastic housings, otherwise I'd have the fastest mountain bike in S. London
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Hmmm
a Swedish plane in the background behind that jet enine thingy... a Viggen mayhap?
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