Turbojet engines are an ... In a turbojet, a compressor compresses air. Fuel is added in a combustor and ignited, and the expanding exhaust drives a turbine that in turn drives the compressor ...

There are very few machines as complex to build as a turbojet engine. The turbine blades ... as far as we can tell — is a centrifugal flow turbine, or something that’s not terribly different ...

Air passing through the engine core Core components include compressors, combustor, and turbines The compressed ... to minimize the effect of centrifugal forces from the rotating fan.