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Beginner's Guide to Propulsion

Turbine Engine Identification - Worksheet

Answer the following questions:

A. Please use the Turbine Engine Parts section located in the Propulsion Index of the Beginner's Guide to Propulsion to
match the correct letter from above with the listed part. Write the corresponding letter for each part in the space to the
right of the word.
Nozzle
Turbine
Compressor
Shaft
Burner
Inlet

2. Answer the following questions about Turbine Engine Parts and Engine Component Analysis using the Beginner's
Guide to Propulsion.

1. Why is the inlet lip of a supersonic airplane's engine sharper than the inlet lip of a subsonic airplane?

2. What is the purpose of the central cone in the "Axisymetric Supersonic" engine?

3. What is the purpose of the stators in the compressor?

4. What is the advantage of having a rectangular nozzle on a jet engine?

 5. What is "spillage drag"?

6. What is meant by "distortion" in reference to inlet performance?

7. What is the difference between an axial compressor and a centrifugal compressor?

8. Why did designers change from centrifugal compressors to axial compressors?

9. At what point in the turbojet engine is the pressure the highest?

10. How does the nozzle produce thrust?