The shroud is the ring around the propeller; the stator is the set of fixed vanes behind it. Together they raise low-speed thrust and remove the swirl the rotor leaves in the flow.
Propulsion
Shroud & Stator
The duct around the prop that boosts thrust and straightens the wake.
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