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Old 9th Feb 2013, 16:45
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Lyman
 
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Just for ducks. Stators are used to keep the gaspath in an axial flow turbojet.....erm.....axial.

Without, the gaspath develops the familiar vortex. With that in mind, this vortex is bound by the engine's case, and can be described as a "helix". Which is simply a vortex with cylindrical shape, bound.

What purpose can the energy thus acquired be harnessd to do. What design change relative to the geometry of the gaspath would be required to hybridize this engine as a partial "Centrifugal/Axial" engine.
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