I saw this on another forum and thought it might make an interesting discussion.
I have no idea what the sawtooth edges are for on these engines, but my guess would be to manage the airflow better by creating small vortices.
Since the airstream then meets the turbulent jet-wash, I'm puzzled as to how that this could be useful.
So what is the real purpose ?
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