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• reciprocating compressor — [1] A positive displacement compressor with pistons that move back and forth in cylinders; rarely used for supercharging, more frequently used for air conditioning [2] Compressor which uses a piston and cylinder mechanism to provide pumping… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Turbofan — [ CFM56 3 turbofan, lower half, side view.] A turbofan is a type of jet engine, similar to a turbojet. It essentially consists of a ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine mounted behind it that powers the fan. Part of the airstream… …   Wikipedia

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• Charge air cooler — A charge air cooler (also known as an intercooler) is used to cool engine air after it has passed through a turbocharger, but before it enters the engine. The idea is to return the air to a lower temperature, for the optimum power for the… …   Wikipedia

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• Gas turbine — Microturbine redirects here. For turbines in electricity, see Small wind turbine. For turbines driven by the flow of gas, see Turbine. A typical axial flow gas turbine turbojet, the J85, sectioned for display. Flow is left to right, multistage… …   Wikipedia

• Turbojet — Turbojets are the oldest kind of general purpose jet engines. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in Germany, developed the concept independently during the late 1930s, although credit for the first turbojet is… …   Wikipedia

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• General Electric CF6 — The General Electric TF39 and CF6 are a family of high bypass turbofan engines. Originally developed as the TF39 to power the C 5 Galaxy, they were the first high power high bypass jet engines available, and went on to power a wide variety of… …   Wikipedia