part of the turbine engine that extracts the kinetic energy of the expanding gases and transforms it into shaft horsepower.   Turbojet --  engine most commonly used in high-speed, high-altitude aircraft.   Vapor blasting --  abrasive method used to clean combustor parts. Not to be used on ceramic, magnesium, painted, or aluminum surfaces.   Vapor decreasing --  cleaning method used on unpainted metal parts or aluminum-painted steel parts.   Vaporizing tubes --  devices used instead of fuel nozzles in a T53-L-11 engine.   Variable inlet guide vanes --  devices located in front of the first compressor rotor to guide the angle of incidence of the inlet air to the first compressor rotor.   Vermatherm element--  device which senses outlet fuel temperature and closes the core valve and opens the bypass valve.   Vibration meter --  device for measuring vibrations.
 

 
 
飛機發動機術語英文縮寫（部分）
 

ADU
 auxiliary drive unit 
 abs
 absolute
 
AC
 alternating current 
 AGB
 accessory gearbox 
 
API 
 American Petroleum Institute 
 atm
 atmosphere
 
BDC
 bottom dead center 
 BHP
 brake horsepower 
 
BTU
 British thermal unit 
 c
 Celsius cal calibrated 
 
CDU
 central display unit
 cyl 
 cylinder 
 
db
 decibel 
 DC
 direct current 
 
ECM
 electrochemical machining 
 ECU
 electrical control unit
 
EDM
 electric discharge machining
 EGT
 exhaust gas temperature
 
EPR
 engine pressure ratio
 ESHP
 equivalent shaft horsepower
 

F
 Fahrenheit 
 FAT
 free air temperature
 
FOD
 foreign object damage 
 ft-lb
 foot-pound 
 
fps
 foot per second 
 GE
 General Electric
 
hd
 head 
 Hg
 mercury 
 
HP
 horsepower 
 HMU
 hydromechanical unit
 
hr
 hour
 HUD
 heads up display
 
Hz
 Hertz 
 in
 inch
 
lb