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The removal of unwanted heat from an aircraft engine by transferring the heat directly into the air flowing over the engine components.
Industry:Aviation
The removal of unwanted heat from an aircraft engine by transferring the heat into a liquid and then passing the heated liquid through a liquid-to-air heat exchanger (radiator) to transfer the heat into the ambient air.
Industry:Aviation
The resistance of a fluid to flow. Viscosity is the stiffness of the fluid, or its internal friction.
Industry:Aviation
The ridges or upset portion of a propeller blade that holds it in the hub.
Industry:Aviation
The rod in a radial engine that connects one of the piston wrist pins to a knuckle pin on the master rod. Also called articulating rods.
Industry:Aviation
The rounded portion of a propeller blade between the root and the airfoil section.
Industry:Aviation
The second-stage compressor in a dual-spool gas turbine engine. The high pressure compressor is called the N2 compressor and is the one that is rotated by the starter for starting, and the one whose rpm is controlled by the fuel control.
Industry:Aviation
The section of a gas turbine engine in which fuel is injected. This fuel mixes with air from the compressor and burns. The intense heat from the combustion expands the air flowing through the combustor and directs it our through the turbine.
Industry:Aviation
