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Seminar Presentation

Submitted To: Submitted By:

Tushar Barot sir Hardik Kumar Sain
Asst. prof. Roll No.: 15ECAME011
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 INTRODUCTION
 TURBOFAN
 PARTS OF TURBOFAN
 TURBOFAN ENGINE WORKING
 ADVANTAGES
 DISADVANTAGES
 CONCLUSION

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The turbofan is a type of air breathing jet engine that is widely used
for aircraft propulsion.
The turbo portion refers to a gas turbine engine which takes
mechanical energy from combustion.
The fan uses the mechanical energy from the gas turbine to
accelerate air rearwards.

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TURBOFAN
Powered by gas turbine

The combination of thrust produced from the fan & the exhaust from the core
is more efficient

Efficient at subsonic speeds

Used in commercial jet aircraft

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Parts of a turbofan
NACELLES
FAN
LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR
HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR
COMBUSION CHAMBER
HIGH PRESSOR TURBINE
LOW PRESSOR TURBINE
CORE NOZZEL
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WORKING OF TURBOFAN ENGINE
The incoming air is captured by the inlet
The incoming air is compressed by the compressor
In the combustion chamber, the compressed air is mixed with fuel and then
ignited
The hot exhaust gases passes thorough the core fan turbine & then out of the
nozzle
A turbofan gets thrust from fan & the core
The ratio of air that goes around the engine & to the air that goes through the
core is called bypass ratio
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 ADVANTAGES 8

Since a fan is used, more amount of air is sucked into the engine providing
more thrust
The fan is enclosed by the cowling and is thus protected and its
aerodynamics can be easily controlled
Due to presence fan, the fuel consumption is increased only a little, the
turbofan produces more thrust for same amount of fuel and is thus fuel
efficient
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 DISADVANTAGES 9

It is the more efficient at subsonic speed only

It has a greater complexity due to addition of ducts and multiple shafts

The engine diameter is increased

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CONCLUSION
A higher bypass ratio gives a low exhaust speed. As a result, the thrust
specific fuel consumption is reduced. A lower bypass ratio gives high exhaust
speed, which is used to sustain supersonic speeds. Thus, one can conclude that
a high bypass turbofan engine gives lower thrust specific fuel consumption.
A high bypass turbofan engine is used at subsonic speed because of low
exhaust speed it produces
Turbofan engines gain better performance capabilities and better fuel
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