How Do Jet Engines Work?
In short: Follow the air through a jet engine, from compressor to combustor, turbine and nozzle, and see how Newton's third law turns burning fuel into thrust.
A 1:51 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: NASA Glenn Research Center, “Gas Turbine Propulsion | Glenn Research Center | NASA”; NASA (Glenn Research Center), “Engine Research Building - NASA”; California Aeronautical University (CAU), “Propeller Based versus JetEngine Propulsion - CAU”; NASA Glenn Research Center (UEET K-12 Student Site), “Engines”; The Aeronautical Journal (Royal Aeronautical Society), published by Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Core), “A simple model for the estimation of turbofan engine performance in all airborne phases of flight | The Aeronautical Journal | Cambridge Core”; International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), “Innovative Fuels”.
Sources used in this film
- NASA Glenn Research Center — Gas Turbine Propulsion | Glenn Research Center | NASA · View →
- NASA (Glenn Research Center) — Engine Research Building - NASA · View →
- California Aeronautical University (CAU) — Propeller Based versus JetEngine Propulsion - CAU · View →
- NASA Glenn Research Center (UEET K-12 Student Site) — Engines · View →
- The Aeronautical Journal (Royal Aeronautical Society), published by Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Core) — A simple model for the estimation of turbofan engine performance in all airborne phases of flight | The Aeronautical Journal | Cambridge Core · View →
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) — Innovative Fuels · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: NASA Glenn Research Center: Gas Turbine Propulsion | Glenn Research Center | NASA
- Also: NASA (Glenn Research Center): Engine Research Building - NASA
- Also: California Aeronautical University (CAU): Propeller Based versus JetEngine Propulsion - CAU
- Also: Engines
- Also: The Aeronautical Journal (Royal Aeronautical Society), published by Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Core): A simple model for the estimation of turbofan engine performance in all airborne phases of flight | The Aeronautical Journal | Cambridge Core
- Also: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): Innovative Fuels
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