TURBOFAN ENGINES-THEIR PRESENT AND FUTURE.

Abstract

The article describes a way of making turbofan engines by the use of well-designed turbojet engines and discusses the efficiency of such a conversion. The use of an afterburner in a turbofan engine, permitting the use of these engines at high supersonic flight speeds, is also discussed. The author cites specific English and American aircraft now using turbofan engines. A diagram of the X353-5 turbofan engine with a high by-pass ratio is shown; this engine is intended for the XV-5A VERTOL airplane. Turbofan engines with afterburners are being mounted in test aircraft. The author discusses performance of such engines. Future tactical aircraft and the type of engine required for their missions are described. Replacing of kerosene with liquid hydrogen is considered. The importance of reducing the weight of engines in order to increase the capability of airplanes is stressed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 1966
Accession Number
AD0636407

Entities

People

  • V. Starostin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterburners
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Engines
  • Flight Speeds
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Liquid Hydrogen
  • Supersonic Flight
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Turbojet Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics