This has really got me confused lately. I’ve read online that it increases efficiency, the potential energy of the air and helps with combustion, but my question is:
If the same amount of air is passing through the engine regardless, why pressurise it? Wouldn’t the gain in PE of the air just be equal to the loss of KE of the aircraft due to the air hitting/dragging the aircraft back as it’s compressed? I’m almost certain I’m wrong here, but any explanation which could clear this up for me would be great thanks.
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There is a relationship between the amount of air to the amount of fuel that can burn using the oxygen it brings. Squeeze more air in and you can burn more fuel, increasing the amount of energy from the reaction you liberate per second.
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