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turbofan
[ tur-boh-fan ]
/ ËtÉr boÊËfĂŠn /
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noun
a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, part of which is used in combustion of fuel, the remainder being mixed with the products of combustion to form a low-velocity exhaust jet.
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Also called turbofan engine.
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How to use turbofan in a sentence
He said that the companyâs use of small electric turbofan powered jets made Liliumâs aircraft quieter and smaller than competing designs from rival companies or helicopters.
It will carry 200 passengers and have a range similar to the turbofan concept.
Airbus Just Unveiled Three New Zero-Emission Concept Aircraft|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|September 23, 2020|Singularity HubÂThe third design uses a turboprop engine, has half the range of the turbofan concept, and can carry up to 100 passengers.
Check out Airbusâs concepts for the worldâs first âzero-emission commercial aircraftâ|David Meyer|September 21, 2020|Fortune
British Dictionary definitions for turbofan
turbofan
/ (ËtÉËbÉÊËfĂŠn) /
noun
Also called: high bypass ratio engine a type of by-pass engine in which a large fan driven by a turbine and housed in a short duct forces air rearwards around the exhaust gases in order to increase the propulsive thrust
an aircraft driven by one or more turbofans
the ducted fan in such an engine
Also called (for senses 1, 2): fanjet
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Scientific definitions for turbofan
turbofan
[ tĂ»râČbĆ-fÄnâČ ]
A type of gas turbine in which the fan driving air into a turbojet also forces additional air around the outside of the turbine, combining it with the exhaust of the turbojet to provide thrust. Turbofans are quieter than simple turbojets and somewhat more fuel efficient, and are widely used in commercial aircraft.
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