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I’m not an expert but I think the distinction is that the blade tips in these reach supersonic speeds like in turbofans. That is a hard problem to fix because y
by idontwantthis 9mo ago
I’m not an expert but I think the distinction is that the blade tips in these reach supersonic speeds like in turbofans. That is a hard problem to fix because you don’t have the duct to contain the noise and catch the blades if one were to break.
- JumpCrisscross 9mo ago> the distinction is that the blade tips in these reach supersonic speeds like in turbofans Commercial engines are not designed to have anything to supersonic.
- idontwantthis 9mo agohttps://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/22316/why-do-turbofan-blade-tips-exceed-the-speed-of-sound-while-prop-tips-should-not https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/22316/why-do-tu...
- JumpCrisscross 9mo agoSorry, you’re correct. You want to avoid supersonic tips as much as possible. Modern turbofans permit supersonic tips during high-thrust regimes. (Part of the work in these new designs is releasing that constraint since those supersonic tips are a bastard.) It’s something sought to be avoided. But not at all costs at all times.