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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
T=m˙ (Vj−V∞) , the general thrust equation best represents which Newton's law
First Law
Second Law
Third Law
None of the above
Momentum is mass times ____ in a propulsion device
acceleration
velocity
distance
force
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
Intake stroke
Compression Stroke
Power Stroke
Exhaust Stroke
More power strokes per minutes ____ will be the ___ of the engine in terms of reciprocating engine.
lesser / power
greater / thrust
lesser / thrust
The ____ is a technical figure of merit for an engine which reflects how efficiently the engine is burning fuel and converting in to ____
(a)
Factors influencing the power of the reciprocating engine are (a) (b) (c)
Mean effective pressure, RPM and Forward velocity
Mean effective pressure, RPM and density
Mean effective pressure, displacement, RPM and Forward velocity
Mean effective pressure, RPM and Displacement
lb/hp.h is the SFC of the
Turbojet Engine
Turbofan Engine
Turboprop Engine
Reciprocating Engine
N/W.s is the SFC of the
Turbojet Engine
Turbofan Engine
Turboprop Engine
Reciprocating Engine
The variation of Power is (a) with respect to the forward velocity for the Reciprocating Engine
As the airplane freestream velocity V∞ is changed, the only variable which changes in the reciprocating engine is the
displacement
RPM
Mean effective pressure
None of the above
State True / False : SFC is constant with both the forward velocity and altitude for the reciprocating Engine.
(a)
With the increase in the altitude, the air pressure
increases
decreases
remains constant
none of the above
In a reciprocating engine, the variation of the power at higher altitude can be estimated using __
P/Po=ρ/ρo
P/ρo=ρ/Po
P/Po=P/ρo
None of the above
SFC of a reciprocating engine ____ to changes in altitude.
is sensitive
is insensitive
remains constant
none of the above
What are the two terms involved in the Thrust equation (a)
The _____ term of the thrust equation is smaller than the ___ term of the turbojet engine.
pressure / momentum
force / momentum
momentum / pressure
momentum / force
For a turbojet engine, the SFC is based on (a) rather than power
lb/lb.h is the SFC of the
Reciprocating Engine
Turbojet Engine
Turbofan Engine
Turboprop Engine
The ___ of the turbojet engine is a weak function of the Mach Number
SFC
TSFC
Power
Thrust
Write down a reasonable approximation for the TSFC of turbojet engine relating forward speed
There is a strong ____ effect on thrust in terms of turbojet engine
Forward speed
Mach Number
altitude
None of the above
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
As the altitude increases, the density decreases. Therefore the thrust can be represented with density as
T/To=ρ/ρo
T/ρo=ρ/To
To/T=ρ/ρo
None of the above
Explain the altitude effect on TSFC considering sea level and at 40,000ft
For turbojet engine, the TSFC _____ with altitude
increases
decreases
remains constant
none of the above
Concorde Aircraft uses __
Reciprocating Engine
Turbojet Engine
Turboprop Engine
Turbofan Engine
For turbojet engines, what happens to the SFC at both sea level and at 40,000 ft when the engine runs at 100% RPM
Increases with Mach Number
Decreases with Mach Number
Remains reasonably constant with Mach Number
Does not vary with Mach Number
The thrust increases with Mach number in the ______ regime for turbojet engine
subsonic
supersonic
hypersonic
inviscid
In the supersonic regime between Mach 1 and Mach 2, the turbojet engine's SFC ______ with Mach number
increases
decreases
remains reasonably constant
none of the above
In the case of turbojet engine, the thrust increases with the increase in the forward speed / Mach number because of the
Pressure recovery
increase in the mean effective pressure
diffuser
Increase in density
Define bypass ratio?
For large airplanes like Boeing 747, the turbofan engines with a bypass ratio of _____ is used.
merely 1
almost 5
less than 5
None of the above
The SFC for the turbofan engines will be like __
1.2 lb/lb.h
0.82 lb/lb.h
0.5 lb/lb.h
0.6 lb/lb.h
The thrust of a turbofan engine ____ with velocity
increases
decreases
remains constant
none of the above
At about 11kms, explain the significance of the forward speed on thrust for a turbofan engine
In the variation of the thrust with altitude for turbofan engine shown in the following equation T/To=(ρ/ρo)m , what is the value of m
(a)
For low-bypass turbofan engines, the thrust ______ with the forward speed
increases
decreases
remains almost constant
none of the above
Comment on the SFC for the low-bypass turbofan with the variation in the Mach Number on subsonic, transonic and supersonic regime
Explain what happens to the thrust of the turbofan engine at supersonic Mach 1 and beyond
The performance of the low-bypass turbofan engine is much closer to that of a ___
Reciprocating engine
Turbojet Engine
Turboprop Engine
None of the above
