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  2. Thrust - Wikipedia

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    Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction, ...

  3. Gas turbine engine thrust - Wikipedia

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    If the nozzle is choked, the pressure at the nozzle exit plane is greater than atmospheric pressure, and extra terms must be added to the above equation to account for the pressure thrust. [ 11 ] [ citation needed ] [ dubious – discuss ] However, v e is the effective exhaust velocity.

  4. Thrust-to-weight ratio - Wikipedia

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    The thrust-to-weight ratio is usually calculated from initial gross weight at sea level on earth [6] and is sometimes called thrust-to-Earth-weight ratio. [7] The thrust-to-Earth-weight ratio of a rocket or rocket-propelled vehicle is an indicator of its acceleration expressed in multiples of earth's gravitational acceleration, g 0. [5]

  5. Jet engine performance - Wikipedia

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    The type of jet engine used to explain the conversion of fuel into thrust is the ramjet.It is simpler than the turbojet which is, in turn, simpler than the turbofan.It is valid to use the ramjet example because the ramjet, turbojet and turbofan core all use the same principle to produce thrust which is to accelerate the air passing through them.

  6. Wind-turbine aerodynamics - Wikipedia

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    The momentum equations for the far field flow dictate that the thrust and torque will induce a secondary flow in the approaching wind. This in turn affects the flow geometry at the blade. The blade itself is the source of these thrust and torque forces.

  7. Specific impulse - Wikipedia

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    Thrust is the force supplied by the engine and depends on the propellant mass flow through the engine. Specific impulse measures the thrust per propellant mass flow. Thrust and specific impulse are related by the design and propellants of the engine in question, but this relationship is tenuous: in most cases, high thrust and high specific ...

  8. Propulsive efficiency - Wikipedia

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    Propulsive efficiency is defined as the ratio of propulsive power (i.e. thrust times velocity of the vehicle) to work done on the fluid. In generic terms, the propulsive power can be calculated as follows:

  9. Rocket engine nozzle - Wikipedia

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    Thrust is generated by the propulsion system of the rocket through the application of Newton's third law of motion: "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction". A gas or working fluid is accelerated out the rear of the rocket engine nozzle, and the rocket is accelerated in the opposite direction.