Avion

The inlet duct of an gas turbine engine is considered to be part of the airframe instead of the engine itself. Nevertheless, the engine inlet is usually identified as station one and is therefore called Engine Station Number One. ·         Air intakes form the first component of all air breathing propulsion systems. ·         The word Intake is normally used in the UK and Inlet in the United States. ·         Air intakes are usually manufactured by the airframe manufacturer in coordination with the engine manufacturer. ·         An aircraft may have one or more intakes depending upon the engine ·         Air intakes are required to capture freestream air, sometimes change its direction and then supply this to the engine. ·         This must be with as little flow disto...

PURPOSE OF COMPRESSOR                                     The compressor section of the gas turbine engine has many functions. Its primary function is to supply air in sufficient quantity to satisfy the requirements of the combustion burners. Specifically, to fulfill its purpose, the compressor must increase the pressure of the mass of air received from the air inlet duct, and then, discharge it to the burners in the quantity and at the pressures required.                               A secondary function of the compressor is to supply bleed-air for various purposes in the engine and aircraft. The bleed-air is taken from any of the various pressure stages of the compressor...