If the bypass ratio is greater than
4:1 then the engine is referred to as a high bypass turbofan.
Page 3-7*
Page 3-7 *
Turbofan engines often have 3
stages
Page 3-19 *
High bypass engines are very efficient
at subsonic speed but don't work for supersonic aircraft.
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/gallery/images/commercial/747400er-02.html
Turbofans can be quite large and powerful.
The 747-400 can be equipped with four P&W 4062
that deliver 63,300 lbs (281.57 kN)
of thrust and have a bypass ratio of 4.8:1 to 5:1 (www.Boeing.com)
Page 3-9 *
This is not a 747 engine but it is almost the same size
*Whenever there is a page number underneath a
diagram the picture is from
A&P Technician Powerplant Textbook
published by Jeppesen Sanderson Inc., 1997