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Re:See Thru Jet Engine [video] by neilpanchal on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @01:23AM (#32147837)
Technically, the nozzle provides thrust in the hot gas path. Point taken though. In jet engines, you're correct, most of the power is robbed by the turbine. :-)
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Re:See Thru Jet Engine [video] by mannykannot on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:23AM (#32152842)
...which uses it to drive the compressor, which, together with the diffuser, is a significant source of thrust.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/47W9J.jpg

Note that here, the largest source of thrust is from the components that jets and rockets have in common (combustion chamber and the divergent section after the turbine) - though here, in a non-afterburning jet engine, the nozzle must be convergent rather than divergent, and that imposes a cost.

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