no1pilot2000
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aerospaceweb.org said:The key to making a jet engine work is the compression of the incoming air. If uncompressed, the air-fuel mixture won't burn and the engine can't generate any thrust. Most members of the jet family employ a section of compressors, consisting of rotating blades, that slow the incoming air to create a high pressure. This compressed air is then forced into a combustion section where it is mixed with fuel and burned. As the high-pressure gases are exhausted, they are passed through a turbine section consisting of more rotating blades. In this region, the exhausting gases turn the turbine blades which are connected by a shaft to the compressor blades at the front of the engine. Thus, the exhaust turns the turbines which turn the compressors to bring in more air and keep the engine going. The combustion gases then continue to expand out through the nozzle creating a forward thrust
The gearbox that Weasel Keeper was referring to is to prevent the prop from turning at a very high RPM.
Weasel Keeper said:NoPax said
Wouldn't that be the over speed governor (ummm...shaaaah!)? The PGB transfers engine power to the prop. Why would a gearbox prevent a prop from turning at high RPMs? That would be like your car's transmission only preventing high RPMs and providing no foward gearing motion. A PGB is the transmission from a jet engine to your prop thrust. Have you seen a turboprop PGB? It's awfully big just to limit RPMs...
Some times an A&P is a good thing to have...
The PGB is also a reduction gearbox, preventing the prop from turning at 30000 rpm. When I was in A&P school, I learned that 30,000 rpm is a very high rpm. Yes, an A&P is a good thing to have but so is reading comprehension. The reason that the PGB is there is to reduce the RPM of the prop and to increase the available torque. You could mount the prop directly to the output shaft of the engine but it would come apart due to the high centrifugal forces caused by the rotation speed. If it didn't come apart, no torque would be produced.
The governor limits the speed of the prop but in a lower range, usually lower than 10% of the engine speed. If the governor fails there is no way that the prop will reach the same speed as the engine due to the reduction in the gearbox.