Chinese Engine Development

Quickie said:

The article is rubbish as an example this quote:



The writer should research the Chinese semiconductor industry thread to see how he got it completely wrong on the "computer chips".

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That is absolute nonsense on the part of that author. China has for several decades been producing its own computer chips, as well as chip and other IC manufacturing equipment. That statement should be qualified. China does not yet produce the most high end chips and IC chip manufacturing equipment. But with SMEE now having produced a 28 nm lithography machine and SMIC also producing chips to down 14 nm resolution using both imported and domestically made IC chip manufacturing equipment for lithography, etching, and ion implantation etc, China does produce mid range tech capabilities in chips and chip making equipment.

SamuraiBlue said:

Too much meaningless argument if you ask me. The mock up was a fighter jet engine so it is not a hi-bypass engine, the carbon composite was used on the exhaust nozzle not anywhere near the air intake, high temperature tolerance of carbon composite is based in a vacuum, carbon composite oxidizes when high temperature is applied in open air condition.

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What are you still rambling about? Go troll somewhere else.

by78 said:

Some close-up details of that WS-10 mockup.

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Ws10c?

Chavez said:

Ws10c?

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No, it lacks the serrated nozzle feathers

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FairAndUnbiased said:

Isn't high bypass easier since the fan is exposed to relatively low temperatures and an inert chemical environment?

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The high bypass engine has a huge fan whose higher mass and bigger diameter put high stress to the fan blade. If I am not mistaken, the tip of the blade could reach supersonic? Therefor you are seeing those exotic blade shapes. It is a different challenge but not necessarily easier to overcome.

More from Zhuhai... Refer to @Xsizor's excellent posts to identity these mockups.