Turbine Engine Theory and Overhaul – “Mr. C.

Gonzalez Class”
Theory - Turbine Section - Study Questions 161-170
Name: Student #: Date:
Instructions: First read (Chapter 3-24 to 3-28) from your Powerplant textbook and (Chapter 3-36 to 3-45) from your
Gas Turbine textbook then answer the following questions. Please print your answers clearly and use references or 10
points will be deducted from your total grade.

160.What is another name for the turbine stators?

3-40 nozzle guide vanes

161. The secondary purpose of the turbine stators is to:

3-36 help improve the efficiency of the gas turbine engine by optimizing energy extraction from the gas
flow

162. What reduces gas leakage over the turbine blade tips?
3-36 tight clearances, tip shaping, turbine seals, cooling air management, advanced materials

163. Describe the knife edge seal

3-37 is a type of seal used in various engineering applications, including gas turbine engines

164. What are the three turbine blade designs?

3-37 Impulse, reaction, and impulse-reaction

165. The turbine blade design used in most engines is the:

3-38 is the combination of impulse and reaction blades, known as impulse-reaction blades. They offer a
balance of efficiency and power output, making them widely used in various types of turbines,

166. How are the turbine blades attached to the disk?

3-41 attached to the disk in a variety of ways. One of the most common methods for positive engagement
under the high heat and high centrifugal loading condi- tions that turbine blades experience is the fir-tree
design.

167. What holds the turbine blades in place?

3-25 The blades of the turbine is fixed on the rotor. The type of fix is root fix. Secured by lock nuts

168. What two blade tip designs may be used?

3-41 swept tip, which curves backward, and the straight tip, which extends directly outward from the
blade

169. List the advantages of the shrouded turbine blades?

3-44 A shroud increase efficiency, for it forces most of the air to pass the blades instead of escaping
outside the blade tips.

170. Shrouded tip turbine blades are normally used on which compressor?
3-45 Relatively Lower RPM's compared to Open Tip Blades