a propulsion system used mainly in helicopters and hovercraft, where the shaft is connected to a gearbox and transmits power from a gas turbine
turboshaft in American English
(ˈtɜːrbouˌʃæft, -ˌʃɑːft)
noun
Aeronautics
a gas turbine used to deliver shaft power, as to a helicopter rotor
Also called: turboshaft engine
Word origin
[1955–60; turbo- + shaft]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, rite of passageturbo- is a combining form representing turbine in compound words. Other words that use the affix turbo- include: turbocharger, turbofan, turbopump, turbosupercharger, turbotrain
Examples of 'turboshaft' in a sentence
turboshaft
This paper discusses the methods of energy conversion in a turboshaft engine.
Dobromirescu Cristian, Vilag Valeriu 2019, 'Energy conversion and efficiency in turboshaft engines', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/11/e3sconf_enviro2018_01001.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The fast response and high-quality control of turboshaft engine has been realized.
Yong Wang, Qiangang Zheng, Haibo Zhang, Haoying Chen 2018, 'Research on predictive control of helicopter/engine based on LMS adaptive torsionalvibration suppression', Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Controlhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1461348418790495. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The paper also analyzes the constructive solutions that limit the efficiency and performances of turboshaft engines.
Dobromirescu Cristian, Vilag Valeriu 2019, 'Energy conversion and efficiency in turboshaft engines', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/11/e3sconf_enviro2018_01001.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)