On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Turbofan. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as turbojet or jet and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Turbofan meaning
- A turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of air that partly bypasses the turbojet portion; in high-bypass-ratio types, most of the thrust comes from the bypass portion rather than the turbojet portion, and this can be thought of in simplistic terms as that the turbojet portion drives the fan and the fan propels the aircraft.
- An aircraft with such engines.
Synonyms of Turbofan
Using Turbofan
- The main meaning on this page is: A turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of air that partly bypasses the turbojet portion; in high-bypass-ratio types, most of the thrust comes from the bypass portion rather than the turbojet portion, and this can be thought of in simplistic terms as that the turbojet portion drives the fan and the fan propels the aircraft. | An aircraft with such engines.
- Useful related words include: fanjet, fan-jet, turbojet, turbofan engine.
- In the example corpus, turbofan often appears in combinations such as: turbofan engines, turbofan engine, geared turbofan.
Context around Turbofan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Turbofan
- In this selection, "turbofan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, geared, yf120, modern, engines, engine and proposal stand out and add context to how "turbofan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10a taihang turbofan engines and a modern turbofan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "turbofan" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with turbofan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The engines are turbofan. (4 words)
China will likely try to reverse engineer parts of the AL117S turbofan engine. (13 words)
Brown 1970, p. 71. The Harrier is powered by a single Pegasus turbofan engine mounted in the fuselage. (18 words)
It can be seen in the table (just below) that the subsonic turbofans such as General Electric's CF6 turbofan use a lot less fuel to generate thrust for a second than did the Concorde's Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojet. (42 words)
So yes, buying house near an airport should come with some expectation of noise nuisance, but should it be 1960s era turbojet noise from a bunch of enthusiasts, or just the mundane and more consumable purr of a modern turbofan? (40 words)
Instead of the MiG-21’s R-25 turbojet with a nose intake, the Thunder uses an RD-93 turbofan (a variant of the RD-33 on the) with lower fuselage intakes. (32 words)
So yes, buying house near an airport should come with some expectation of noise nuisance, but should it be 1960s era turbojet noise from a bunch of enthusiasts, or just the mundane and more consumable purr of a modern turbofan? (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Furthermore, the oxidizer for a turbofan is the surrounding air while a rocket would need to carry its own oxidizer.
Talk about it at baseline this year, TechOps for geared turbofan engine overhauls would be in the 150, 160 range.
According to Defense Department insiders, GE’s YF120 turbofan proposal for the F-22 Raptor was actually the and capable design.
So yes, buying house near an airport should come with some expectation of noise nuisance, but should it be 1960s era turbojet noise from a bunch of enthusiasts, or just the mundane and more consumable purr of a modern turbofan?
Instead of the MiG-21’s R-25 turbojet with a nose intake, the Thunder uses an RD-93 turbofan (a variant of the RD-33 on the) with lower fuselage intakes.
However, the J-11B has been encumbered by a major weakness: its domestically produced WS-10A Taihang turbofan engines.
The A220 is one of nearly a half dozen new and upgraded aircraft powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G series of geared turbofan engines.
The engines are turbofan.
The F-22 is built with two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines with afterburners, Air Force statements said.
China will likely try to reverse engineer parts of the AL117S turbofan engine.
The Ivchenko Al-25 is a widely used twin-shaft medium bypass turbofan engine developed by the former Soviet Union.
All the air ingested by the inlet is passed through the compressor, combustor, and turbine, unlike the turbofan engine described below.
As can be seen in the following table, rocket engines generally achieve much higher thrust-to-weight ratios than duct engines such as turbojet and turbofan engines.
Brown 1970, p. 71. The Harrier is powered by a single Pegasus turbofan engine mounted in the fuselage.
Design The KC-135R has four turbofan engines, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, citation which power it to takeoffs at gross weights up to convert.
Due to the sheer volume and speed of air movement required, the fans may be powered by stationary turbofan engines rather than electric motors.
For main A Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle being tested in the hush house at Florida Air National Guard base.
It can be seen in the table (just below) that the subsonic turbofans such as General Electric's CF6 turbofan use a lot less fuel to generate thrust for a second than did the Concorde's Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojet.
Later "Ball" aircraft were equipped with thrust-reversers on their TF-33 turbofan engines, but this aircraft had J-57 turbojet engines without reverse thrust capability.
Most airbreathing jet engines that are in use are turbofan jet engines, which give good efficiency at speeds just below the speed of sound.
Common combinations with turbofan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: