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Aircraft Performance

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

T=m˙   (VjV)T=ṁ\ \ \ (V_j-V_∞) , the general thrust equation best represents which Newton's law

a)

First Law

b)

Second Law

c)

Third Law

d)

None of the above

2.

Momentum is mass times ____ in a propulsion device

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

distance

d)

force

3.

Both valves closed - Fuel-air mixture is compressed by rising piston - Spart ignites mixture near the end of the stroke - Which stroke best represents this in a Reciprocating Engine

a)

Intake stroke

b)

Compression Stroke

c)

Power Stroke

d)

Exhaust Stroke

4.

More power strokes per minutes ____ will be the ___ of the engine in terms of reciprocating engine.

a)
greater / power
b)

lesser / power

c)

greater / thrust

d)

lesser / thrust

5.

The ____ is a technical figure of merit for an engine which reflects how efficiently the engine is burning fuel and converting in to ____

(a)  

6.

Factors influencing the power of the reciprocating engine are ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

a)

Mean effective pressure, RPM and Forward velocity

b)

Mean effective pressure, RPM and density

c)

Mean effective pressure, displacement, RPM and Forward velocity

d)

Mean effective pressure, RPM and Displacement

7.

lb/hp.h is the SFC of the

a)

Turbojet Engine

b)

Turbofan Engine

c)

Turboprop Engine

d)

Reciprocating Engine

8.

N/W.s is the SFC of the

a)

Turbojet Engine

b)

Turbofan Engine

c)

Turboprop Engine

d)

Reciprocating Engine

9.

The variation of Power is (a)   with respect to the forward velocity for the Reciprocating Engine

10.

As the airplane freestream velocity VV_∞ is changed, the only variable which changes in the reciprocating engine is the

a)

displacement

b)

RPM

c)

Mean effective pressure

d)

None of the above

11.

State True / False : SFC is constant with both the forward velocity and altitude for the reciprocating Engine.

(a)  

12.

With the increase in the altitude, the air pressure

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains constant

d)

none of the above

13.

In a reciprocating engine, the variation of the power at higher altitude can be estimated using __

a)

P/Po=ρ/ρoP/P_o=ρ/ρ_o

b)

P/ρo=ρ/PoP/ρ_o=ρ/P_o

c)

P/Po=P/ρoP/P_o=P/ρ_o

d)

None of the above

14.

SFC of a reciprocating engine ____ to changes in altitude.

a)

is sensitive

b)

is insensitive

c)

remains constant

d)

none of the above

15.

What are the two terms involved in the Thrust equation (a)  

16.

The _____ term of the thrust equation is smaller than the ___ term of the turbojet engine.

a)

pressure / momentum

b)

force / momentum

c)

momentum / pressure

d)

momentum / force

17.

For a turbojet engine, the SFC is based on (a)   rather than power

18.

lb/lb.h is the SFC of the

a)

Reciprocating Engine

b)

Turbojet Engine

c)

Turbofan Engine

d)

Turboprop Engine

19.

The ___ of the turbojet engine is a weak function of the Mach Number

a)

SFC

b)

TSFC

c)

Power

d)

Thrust

20.

Write down a reasonable approximation for the TSFC of turbojet engine relating forward speed

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21.

There is a strong ____ effect on thrust in terms of turbojet engine

a)

Forward speed

b)

Mach Number

c)

altitude

d)

None of the above

22.

The thrust vs Mach number chart is provided here for three different settings at two different altitudes - Explain the chart in terms of variation of thrust with respect to forward speed and altitude

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23.

As the altitude increases, the density decreases. Therefore the thrust can be represented with density as

a)

T/To=ρ/ρoT/T_o=ρ/ρ_o

b)

T/ρo=ρ/ToT/ρ_o=ρ/T_o

c)

To/T=ρ/ρoT_o/T=ρ/ρ_o

d)

None of the above

24.

Explain the altitude effect on TSFC considering sea level and at 40,000ft

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25.

For turbojet engine, the TSFC _____ with altitude

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains constant

d)

none of the above

26.

Concorde Aircraft uses __

a)

Reciprocating Engine

b)

Turbojet Engine

c)

Turboprop Engine

d)

Turbofan Engine

27.

For turbojet engines, what happens to the SFC at both sea level and at 40,000 ft when the engine runs at 100% RPM

a)

Increases with Mach Number

b)

Decreases with Mach Number

c)

Remains reasonably constant with Mach Number

d)

Does not vary with Mach Number

28.

The thrust increases with Mach number in the ______ regime for turbojet engine

a)

subsonic

b)

supersonic

c)

hypersonic

d)

inviscid

29.

In the supersonic regime between Mach 1 and Mach 2, the turbojet engine's SFC ______ with Mach number

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains reasonably constant

d)

none of the above

30.

In the case of turbojet engine, the thrust increases with the increase in the forward speed / Mach number because of the

a)

Pressure recovery

b)

increase in the mean effective pressure

c)

diffuser

d)

Increase in density

31.

Define bypass ratio?

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32.

For large airplanes like Boeing 747, the turbofan engines with a bypass ratio of _____ is used.

a)

merely 1

b)

almost 5

c)

less than 5

d)

None of the above

33.

The SFC for the turbofan engines will be like __

a)

1.2 lb/lb.h

b)

0.82 lb/lb.h

c)

0.5 lb/lb.h

d)

0.6 lb/lb.h

34.

The thrust of a turbofan engine ____ with velocity

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains constant

d)

none of the above

35.

At about 11kms, explain the significance of the forward speed on thrust for a turbofan engine

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36.

In the variation of the thrust with altitude for turbofan engine shown in the following equation T/To=(ρ/ρo)mT/T_o=(ρ/ρ_o)^m , what is the value of m

(a)  

37.

For low-bypass turbofan engines, the thrust ______ with the forward speed

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains almost constant

d)

none of the above

38.

Comment on the SFC for the low-bypass turbofan with the variation in the Mach Number on subsonic, transonic and supersonic regime

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39.

Explain what happens to the thrust of the turbofan engine at supersonic Mach 1 and beyond

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40.

The performance of the low-bypass turbofan engine is much closer to that of a ___

a)

Reciprocating engine

b)

Turbojet Engine

c)

Turboprop Engine

d)

None of the above