Editing Turbofan (section)

===Thrust growth===

Thrust growth is obtained by increasing [[core power]]. There are two basic routes available:
# hot route: increase HP turbine rotor inlet temperature
# cold route: increase core mass flow

Both routes require an increase in the combustor fuel flow and, therefore, the heat energy added to the core stream.

The hot route may require changes in turbine blade/vane materials or better blade/vane cooling. The cold route can be obtained by one of the following:

# adding booster stages to the LP/IP compression
# adding a [[zero-stage]] to the HP compression
# improving the compression process, without adding stages (e.g. higher fan hub pressure ratio)

all of which increase both overall pressure ratio and core airflow.

Alternatively, the [[core size]] can be increased, to raise core airflow, without changing overall pressure ratio. This route is expensive, since a new (upflowed) turbine system (and possibly a larger IP compressor) is also required.

Changes must also be made to the fan to absorb the extra core power. On a civil engine, jet noise considerations mean that any significant increase in take-off thrust must be accompanied by a corresponding increase in fan mass flow (to maintain a T/O specific thrust of about 30&nbsp;lbf/lb/s).