Jet Engine Wash #shorts

[0:00]Can you wash a jet engine by flying through the rain? It's not what you think. The atmosphere is filled with contaminants, and when outside particles like oil and grease enter the jet engine, they stick to the compressor's blading. Over time this can cause engine problems and at a minimum will negatively impact fuel efficiency. But those contaminants don't wash away when airplanes fly through rain and thunderstorms. Because jet engines are designed to direct water through a bypass duct, so it doesn't enter the engine core. But there is a way to wash the core. In a process that takes 12 man-hours to complete, a special cleaning system equipped with high pressure nozzles are placed at different angles in front of the blades. These nozzles can create water droplets that are just the right size to go through the engine's gas path, similar to how tiny contaminants got there in the first place. This can be verified by looking through the other side and seeing water exit the core.