pulsejet (engine)
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pulsejet (engine) — or pulsejet [puls′jet΄] n. a jet engine without a compressor or turbine, in which intermittent combustion provides the thrust … English World dictionary
pulsejet (engine) — or pulsejet [puls′jet΄] n. a jet engine without a compressor or turbine, in which intermittent combustion provides the thrust … English World dictionary
pulsejet engine — /puls jet /, Aeron. a jet engine equipped with valves that continuously open to admit air, then close during combustion, giving a pulsating thrust: used to power the V 1, a German buzz bomb, in World War II. Also, pulse jet engine. Also called… … Useful english dictionary
pulsejet engine — /puls jet /, Aeron. a jet engine equipped with valves that continuously open to admit air, then close during combustion, giving a pulsating thrust: used to power the V 1, a German buzz bomb, in World War II. Also, pulse jet engine. Also called… … Universalium
Pulsejet — Eine erweiterte Version des Staustrahltriebwerks ist das Puls oder Verpuffungsstrahltriebwerk (engl.: pulsejet) z.T. auch Pulsrohr genannt. Anders als das Staustrahltriebwerk kann es auch bei geringen Fluggeschwindigkeiten und sogar im Stand… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pulsejet — noun a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V 1 flying bomb See Also: pulse detonation engine, ramjet, scramjet, turbojet … Wiktionary
pulsejet — A jet propulsion engine containing neither compressor nor turbine. Equipped with valves in the front which open and shut, it takes in air to create thrust in rapid periodic bursts rather than continuously … Military dictionary
pulsejet — pulse·jet (pŭlsʹjĕt ) n. A jet engine in which air intake and combustion occur intermittently, producing rapid periodic bursts of thrust. * * * … Universalium
pulsejet — pulse•jet [[t]ˈpʌlsˌdʒɛt[/t]] n. aer. a jet engine in which combustion occurs intermittently, owing to the opening and shutting of flap valves at the air intake • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
Pulse jet engine — A pulse jet engine (or pulsejet) is a very simple form of internal combustion engine based jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses. A typical pulsejet comprises an air intake fitted with a one way valve, a combustion chamber, and an… … Wikipedia
