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jet pipe

noun

  1. the duct attached to the rear of a gas turbine through which the exhaust gases are discharged, esp one fitted to an aircraft engine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It was, so we moved on to using minimum reheat, when the engine puts extra fuel into the jet pipe to "re-heat" the exhaust, giving the distinctive flames and lots more power.

From BBC

From these experiments, I am convinced that the pressure will not be equal to 200 feet, except in very extreme cases, or when some obstacle gets into the jet pipe.

The piles were planned to be sunk by water jet and to this end had molded in them a 2-in. jet pipe as shown.

To avoid this one or more steam jets may be used, the end of the jet pipe being pushed several feet into the pile of material.

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