turbofan

English

Etymology

From turbo- +‎ fan.

Noun

turbofan (plural turbofans)

1. (aviation) A turbojet engine having a (typically ducted) fan that forces air directly into the hot exhaust and obtains a portion of the thrust from the turbojet and a portion from the turbojet section.
   • 2005, Ronald D. Flack, Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Applications:

     Turbofans are always multispool engines.

Synonyms

• fanjet

Related terms

• turbine
• turboprop
• turboshaft
• propfan

Translations

turbojet engine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 渦うず輪わ風ふう扇おうぎ／涡轮风扇 (wōlún fēngshàn)

• Finnish: ohivirtausmoottori
• Spanish: turbofán m, turboventilador m

See also

• propjet
• gas turbine