deck_hand t1_is5pz2d wrote
Reply to comment by Bozzzzzzz in NASA has invented a new type of high-performance battery that researchers claim could be used to power fully electric airplanes. by phife_is_a_dawg
Sorry I wasn't more clear. It is the "fan" part of turbofan that makes it efficient, not the "turbo" part. The turbine can and does create thrust, but it's relatively inefficient. So they add a "shrouded fan" to the output shaft of the turbine to increase the efficiency of the turbine.
We can add a "shrouded fan" to the output shaft of an electric motor to make the most efficient thrust from the output of the electric motor.
Bozzzzzzz t1_is5qkdg wrote
Yeah no worries, I’m with you on the shrouded part.
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