A gas turbine used in aircraft should have

high h.p. and low weight

low weight and small frontal area
small frontal area and high h.p.
high speed and high h.p.
all of the above.

Ram compression in turbojet involves

reduction of speed of incoming air and conversion of part of it into pressure energy
compression of inlet air
increasing speed of incoming air
lost work
leakage losses.

In jet engines, for the efficient production of large power, fuel is burnt in an atmosphere of
vacuum
atmospheric air
compressed air
oxygen alone
liquid hydrogen

Which of the following fuels can be used in turbojet engines

liquid hydrogne
high speed diesel oil
kerosene
demethylated spirit
methyl alcohol

The Turbo propeller has the following additional feature over the turbojet
propeller
diffuser
intercooler
turbine and combustion chamber
starting engine

Propulsive efficiency is defined as the ratio of

thrust power and fuel energy
engine output and propulsive power
propulsive power and fuel input
thrust power and propulsive power
none of the above

In jet engines, paraffin is usually used as the fuel because of its

high calorific value
ease of atomisation
low freezing point
(a) and (c) above
(e) none of the above
A rocket engine for the combustion of its fuel
carries its own oxygen
uses surrounding air
uses compressed atmospheric air
does not require oxygen
depends on electrical energy supplied by solar cells

A rocket works with maximum overall efficiency when aircraft velocity is equal to the
jet velocity
twice the jet velocity
half the jet velocity
average of the jet velocity
no such co-relationship with jet velocity exists

Propulsion efficiency of the following order-is obtained in practice

34%
50%
60%
72%
85%.

The maximum propulsion efficiency of a turbojet is attained at around the following speed –
550 km/hr
1050km/hr
1700 km/hr
2400km /hr
4000 km/hr

In jet propulsion power unit, the inlet duct of diverging shape is used in order to
collect more air
convert kinetic energy of air into pres-sure energy
provide robust structure
beautify the shape
none of the above

In jet engines the products of combustion after passing through the gas turbine are
discharged into
atmosphere
back to the compressor
discharge nozzle
vacuum
none of the above

The air entry velocity m a rocket as compared to aircraft is

same
more
less
zero
dependent on power and speed
The weight per horse power ratio for the gas turbine as compared to I.C. engine and the
steam turbine is
same
higher
lower
uncomparable
unpredictable

Fighter bombers use the following type of engine

turbo-jet
turbo-propeller
rocket
ram-jet ,
pulsojet

Pick up the wrong statement

pulsejet requires no ambient air for propulsion
ramjet-engine has no turbine
turbine drives compressor in a turbojet
bypass turbo-jet engine increases the thrust without adversely affecting, the propulsive efficiency and
fuel economy
propeller is an indirect reaction device

The thrust of a jet propulsion power unit can be increased by

burning fuel after gas turbine
injecting water in the compressor
injecting ammonia into the combustion chamber
all of the three above
none of the above

The blades of the gas turbine are made of

mild steel
stainless steel
carbon steel
high alloy seel
high nickel alloy

The following property is most important for material used for gas turbine blade
toughness
fatigue
creep
corrosion resistance
bulk modulus

The effective power of gas turbines is increased by adding the following in compressor
ammonia and water vapour
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
hydrogen
none of the above
A high air-fuel ratio is used in gas turbines
to increase the output
to increase the efficiency
to save fuel
to reduce the exit temperature
none of the above

The air-fuel ratio in a jet engine will be of the order of

10: 1
15: 1
20 : 1
60 : 1
100 : 1

In which case the air-fuel ratio is likely to be maximum

2-stroke engine
4-stroke petrol engine
4-stroke diesef engine
multi-cylinder engine
gas turbine

In jet engines the compression ratio

varies as square root of the speed
Varies linearly to the speed
varies as square of the speed
varies as cube of the speed
is constant irrespective of variation in speed

In the aircraft propellers

the propulsive matter is caused to flow around the propelled body
propulsive matter is ejected from within the propelled body
its functioning does not depend on presence of air
all of the above
none of the above

In an air-breathing jet engine, the jet is formed by expanding

gases
solids
liquid
plasma
highly heated atmospheric air

Ram-jet engine
is self-operating at zero flight speed
is not self-operating at zero^flight speed
requires no air for its operation
produces a jet consisting of plasma
none of the above
For speed above 3000 km/hour, it is more advantageous to use
turbo-jet engine
ram-jet engine
propellers
rockets
hydraulic jet propulsion

A simple turbo-jet engine is basically

a propeller system
gas-turbine engine equipped with a propulsive nozzle and diffuser
chemical rocket regine
ram-jet enigne
none of the above

Which of the following plants is smallest and lightest for generating a given amount of
power
steam power plant
petrol engine
diesel engine’
solar plant
gas turbine plant

In the turbofan engine, the jet velocity as compared to the turbo-jet engine is
less
more
same
may be less or more depening upon speed
none of the above

Turbofan engine employs

one air stream
two or more air streams
no air stream
solid fuel firing
rocket principle for its operation

The compression ratio in a jet engine varies proportionally to

speed
thrust
altitude
Velocity
(e) does not Vary

The efficiency of the jet engine is

higher at ground
higher at high altitudes
same at all altitudes
higher at high speed
lower at low speed
The diffuser in a compressor is used to
increase velocity
make the flow stream-line
convert pressure energy into kinetic energy
convert kinetic energy into pressure energy
increase degree of reaction

The power available for take-off and climb in the case of a turbojet engine as compared to
a reciprocating engine is
less
more
same
may be less or more depending on ambient conditons
unpredictable

Pick up the correct statement

closed cycle gas turbine is an I.C engine
gas turbine uses same working fluid over and over again
air-fuel ratio in a gas turbine is 100 : 1
ideal efficiency of closed cycle gas turbine plant is more than carnot cycle efficiency
thrust in turbo-jet is produced by nozzle exit gases

Fighter bombers use the following type of engine

Turbojet
Turbo-propeller
Rocket
Ramjet

The air-fuel ratio in a jet engine will be of the order of

10: 1
15: 1
20: 1
60: 1

In turbofan engine, the jet velocity as compared to turbojet engine is

Less
More
Same
May be less or more depending upon speed

Turbofan engine employs

One air stream
Two or more air streams
No air stream
Solid fuel firing

The propulsive power of the rocket is (where v₁ = Jet velocity, and v₂ = Aircraft velocity)
(v₁² -v₂²)/2g
(v₁ - v₂)²/2g
(v₁² -v₂²)/g
(v₁ - v₂)²/g
A rocket engine uses __________ for the combustion of its fuel
Surrounding air
Compressed atmospheric air
Its own oxygen
None of these

Why do the airplanes fly at higher altitude during the long flights?
to avoid collisions as they are at very high speed and controlling will be difficult if something (like
towers, hills) comes in the way
it is easy to communicate with satellites at high altitudes
to save the fuel as air at higher altitude exerts smaller drag force on aircraft
none of the above

In turbofan engine, fan is used

to compress the inlet air more efficiently
to increase the total thrust of the engine
both a. and b
none of the above

In turbofan engine, the bypass ratio is the ratio of

total mass flow rate of exhaust stream to the mass flow rate of stream from turbine exhaust
total mass flow rate of exhaust stream to the mass flow rate of stream from fan exhaust
the mass flow rate of stream from turbine exhaust to the mass flow rate of stream from fan exhaust
the mass flow rate of stream from fan exhaust to the mass flow rate of stream from turbine exhaust

What is the effect of increasing bypass ratio of a turbofan engine on its trust?
trust increases with increase in bypass ratio of turbofan engine
trust decreases with increase in bypass ratio of turbofan engine
trust of the turbofan engine only depends upon the fuel rate, so no change of thrust with increase in
bypass ratio
cannot say

The power available for takeoff and climb in case of turbojet engine as compared to
reciprocating engine is
Less
More
Same
May be less or more depending on ambient conditions

In jet engines, paraffin is usually used as the fuel because of its

High calorific value
Ease of atomisation
Low freezing point
Both (A) and (C) above