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  • Thumbnail for Propeller (aeronautics)
    propeller, also called an airscrew, converts rotary motion from an engine or other power source into a swirling slipstream which pushes the propeller...
    37 KB (4,612 words) - 09:43, 12 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ducted fan
    ducted fan is a thrust-generating mechanical fan or propeller mounted within a cylindrical duct or shroud. Other terms include ducted propeller or shrouded...
    9 KB (1,118 words) - 05:21, 18 July 2024
  • abruptly across the propeller disc as that will create a shockwave but the fan creates the pressure difference across the propeller disc. C 1 = C 2 = C...
    19 KB (2,682 words) - 08:10, 29 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Propeller
    Patch, a mariner in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia developed a two-bladed, fan-shaped propeller in 1832 and publicly demonstrated it in 1833, propelling a row boat...
    42 KB (5,332 words) - 14:11, 29 May 2024
  • Turboprop engines are similar, but use an external propeller rather than an internal fan (propeller) inside an engine casing. The hot exhaust gas from...
    16 KB (2,053 words) - 12:24, 1 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ducted propeller
    A ducted propeller, also known as a Kort nozzle, is a marine propeller fitted with a non-rotating nozzle. It is used to improve the efficiency of the...
    9 KB (994 words) - 20:06, 8 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pusher configuration
    ubiquitous propeller example is a common outboard motor for a small boat. “Pusher configuration” describes the specific (propeller or ducted fan) thrust...
    35 KB (4,085 words) - 09:42, 28 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fan disk
    comes from fans, which are driven by gas turbines. A single stage fan was developed to produce high thrust and act as a multi-bladed propeller. Fan disks are...
    4 KB (444 words) - 03:05, 24 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Aircraft engine
    enlarged fan at the front that provides thrust in much the same way as a ducted propeller, resulting in improved fuel efficiency. Though the fan creates...
    43 KB (5,207 words) - 08:25, 7 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Toroidal propeller
    Honerkamp patented a toroidal fan, and Rene Louis Marlet patented a toroidal aircraft propeller. The marine propeller was patented again in the late...
    6 KB (588 words) - 14:42, 3 August 2024
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    Propfan (redirect from Unducted fan)
    contra-rotating fan stages not enclosed within a casing." The engine uses a gas turbine to drive an unshrouded (open) contra-rotating propeller like a turboprop...
    81 KB (8,449 words) - 01:18, 18 June 2024
  • distribution board near the lake to make the electric propeller fan work. The electric propeller fan keeps the air circulating inside of the rubber duck...
    23 KB (2,356 words) - 16:45, 10 April 2024
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    Turboprop (redirect from Turbo-propeller)
    distance between the turbine and the propeller. Unlike the small-diameter fans used in turbofan engines, the propeller has a large diameter that lets it...
    34 KB (3,061 words) - 07:10, 11 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fan (machine)
    Specific fan power Evaporative cooler Axial fan design Compressor Pump Impeller Propeller Industrial fan Waddle fan Computer fan Ceiling fan Window fan Whole-house...
    36 KB (4,579 words) - 13:33, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Contra-rotating propellers
    Aircraft equipped with contra-rotating propellers (CRP) coaxial contra-rotating propellers, or high-speed propellers, apply the maximum power of usually...
    21 KB (2,207 words) - 14:37, 24 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Supercavitating propeller
    The supercavitating propeller is a variant of a propeller for propulsion in water, where supercavitation is actively employed to gain increased speed...
    3 KB (298 words) - 06:04, 20 November 2023
  • the kinetic energy, and the propulsive mechanism (whether propeller, jet exhaust, or ducted fan) is never perfectly efficient. It is greatly dependent on...
    12 KB (2,181 words) - 21:36, 21 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for LearAvia Lear Fan
    no pitch/yaw control mixing on the Lear Fan. The downward-pointing rudder also served to protect the propeller from ground strikes during takeoff and landing...
    8 KB (773 words) - 18:03, 10 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Dust collector
    fans - Tube-axial fans are similar to propeller fans except they are mounted in a tube or cylinder. Therefore, they are more efficient than propeller...
    28 KB (3,861 words) - 06:41, 18 June 2024
  • money. He had heard that there was money in ceiling fans, and founded the Hartzell Propeller Fan Company. The company also made cabinets for radios and...
    3 KB (393 words) - 01:43, 9 February 2022
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