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The webpage “Turbofan Engine” from NASA (2021) introduces and explains the concept of the aerospace turbofan engine. The engine produces thrust which allows an airplane to move through the air. It is a modern variation of a gas turbine engine commonly used in airliners because of its high thrust and fuel efficiency. According to a related webpage on turbofan thrust by NASA (2021), the engine works by capturing incoming air through the inlet. Some of this air goes through the fan, core compressor, and burner for combustion. The hot exhaust then passes through the core and fan turbines before exiting through the nozzle which then produces thrust. The nozzle serves as the engine's exhaust duct. It's where high-speed air exits the engine at the back. According to Newton's third law, this action of expelling air generates an equal and opposite reaction which results in pushing the airplane forward in the air. (Collin, 2022) Due to engine design and noise reduction technology, th...

Both Cephas and Kai Xiang studied Aerospace in polytechnic and have read about turbofan engines Kai Xiang used Wikipedia to read up on turbofan engines Both Cephas and Kai Xiang used ChatGPT to give a summary about turbofan engine We read the ChatGPT summary and Google searched the key takeaways, found few websites and articles on turbofan engines Cephas found out that turbofan engines are widely used in commercial aviation Cephas used Google scholar to research more about turbofan engines to find the reason Used the information gathered from journal articles and websites to form a summary

Dear Professor Blackstone, Thank you for taking the time to read my email. My name is Cephas and I am writing this email to introduce myself in the hope of you getting to know me better. I am currently a first-year student studying mechanical engineering at Singapore institute of technology. I graduated from Singapore polytechnic with a diploma in aeronautical engineering in 2021.  When I was 8 years old, my father brought me to the Air Force Open House where they showcased fighter jets such as the F16 and helicopters. I remember watching the jets soar in the sky with their engines roaring, traveling at such astonishing speeds. I was intrigued and curious about how the jet works and their ability to sustain flight. Through this, I developed a curious mindset, and I wanted to learn how things work and why. I believe this curiosity, along with my determination to understand problems and their solutions, is what led me to become an engineering student today. One of my strengths in com...