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Old 23rd Feb 2021, 19:32
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I am VERY out of date on jet engine design, but I do not think there is any practical material that could exist as a hoop at the relevant speed and radius without bursting.
Unless I dropped a 0 or two in my calcs.
So the blades would be holding on to the hoop, not vice versa.
That is why engine discs concentrate the material near the hub, where it is best value.
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