How Jet Engines Work Activity

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1. Complete the table of jet engine parts shown below. Put each one
of the names next to the right picture. Copy the different part
functions in the correct boxes:

JET
IMAGE OF PART
ENGINE
PART FUNCTION
PARTS

 6. Accelerates air into

Fan the jet engine. Fans are
used for efficiency. 

2. Air flows through the

inlet through a duct and
out the nozzle. The air
 By-pass Duct leaves the engine at a
higher velocity than
when it entered. The
passage through which
the air travels is called
the by-pass duct.  
  4. Consists of multiple
rows of blades which
Compressor
turn and make the air
denser.

 5. The compressed air

flows into the combustor
Combustor  where a spray of fuel is
added and ignited. 

 . 3. The fast moving air

causes the blades of the
turbine to turn,
Turbine generating energy
which is used to power
other parts of the
engine.

 1. Air leaves the engine

through the nozzle
Nozzle where exhaust pressure
is matched with
atmospheric pressure.

PART NAMES: By-pass Duct; Nozzle, Fan, Turbine, Combustor, Compressor

PART FUNCTIONS: 1. Air leaves the engine through the nozzle where exhaust
pressure is matched with atmospheric pressure. 2. Air flows through the inlet through
a duct and out the nozzle. The air leaves the engine at a higher velocity than when it
entered. The passage through which the air travels is called the by-pass duct. 3. The
fast moving air causes the blades of the turbine to turn, generating energy which is
used to power other parts of the engine. 4. Consists of multiple rows of blades which
turn and make the air denser. 5. The compressed air flows into the combustor where a
spray of fuel is added and ignited. 6. Accelerates air into the jet engine. Fans are used
for efficiency.
 HOJA DE TRABAJO EN CLASE - 2

1. Name the four main types of gas turbines demonstrated below and

give their functions.
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/trbtyp.html

NAME MAIN
OF DIAGRAM OF GAS TURBINE APPLICATION
ENGINE OF ENGINE
 
 . 3. Airliners and
 Turbojet
military aircraft
 

 Turbo fan
 4. Most common
type used in civil
and military
aircraft.
 

 
 1. Military
Turbo prop
aircraft.
 

   2. Helicopters,
power and
 Turbo shaft pumping stations,
hovercraft, and
  ships.

Diagrams used in this table have the following Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997 Allison Engine Company. All rights reserved.

NAME OF ENGINE: Turbo shaft, Turbojet, Turbo prop, Turbo fan

MAIN APPLICATION OF ENGINE: 1. Military aircraft. 2. Helicopters, power
and pumping stations, hovercraft, and ships. 3. Airliners and military aircraft. 4.
Most common type used in civil and military aircraft.

HOJA DE TRABAJO EN CLASE - 3

1. Matching: Using the following vocabulary list and diagram, match

the lettered parts of the turbine engine with their appropriate
terminology.

Compressor Air intake Combustion chamber

Fuel-burner Turbine Nozzle

A. Compressor
B. Combustion chamber
C. Turbine
D. Air intake
E. Fuel-burner
F. Nozzle
 2. Choose 4 of the terms above. Write a sentence with each one:

Compressor : N1 is the rotational speed of the low pressure turbine and compressor
spool expressed as a percentage of the maximum normal operating RPM of the spool

Nozzle :The core is very similar to a basic turbojet except that instead of expanding all the hot
exhaust through the nozzle to produce thrust

Combustion chamber: is the area where the fuel is mixed with the air intake

  Turbine :A gas turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a flow of combustión gases