Reg. No.

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JAYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Thiruninravur 602 024
Fourth Semester
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
AE6404 PROPULSION -I
MODEL EXAM I
Time: 3 hours

Maximum: 100 marks

Answer ALL questions.
PART A (10 2 = 20 marks)

1.Define thermal efficiency of gas turbine engine.

2.Why rate of thrust for an air breathing engine decreases with altitude and increases for non
air breathing engine?
3.What do you mean by starting problem of supersonic inlets?
4. Name the losses in combustion chamber
5.Define SFC and write its significance.
6.Compare supersonic inlet and nozzle.
7. Bring out any two essential difference between aircraft piston engines and jet engines from
operating principle point of view
8. What are the requirements of an aircraft intake?
9. . Define equivalence ratio and stochiometric fuel air ratio
10. Define combustion intensity?
PART B (5 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a)(i) Define thrust of an engine and derive the thrust equation for a general propulsion
system
(8)

(ii) What is thrust augmentation? Explain any two methods of thrust augmentation
with sketches.

(8)

Or
(b (i)An advanced fighter engine operating at Mach 0.8 and 10Km altitude where,
Ta=223.297K & Pa=0.2649 bar has the following uninstalled performance data and uses a fuel
with C.V= 42,800KJ/Kg:

Thrust

= 50 KN

Mass flow of air

= 45Kg/s

Mass flow of fuel

= 2.65 Kg/s

Determine the specific thrust, thrust specific fuel consumption; exit velocity, thermal efficiency,
propulsion efficiency, and overall efficiency (assume exit pressure equal to ambient
pressure).
(8)
(ii) Discuss the typical turbojet cycle performance with suitable sketches(8)
12. .a) A turbojet engine is traveling at 270 m/s at an altitude of 5000m. The compressor pressure
ratio is 8:1 and maximum cycle temperature is 1200K. By assuming the following data,
Ram efficiency

93%

Isentropic efficiency of compressor

87%

Pressure loss in combustion chamber

4%of compressor delivery

pressure

Calorific value of fuel

43,100 kj/kg

Combustion efficiency

98%

Mechanical transmission efficiency

99%

Isentropic efficiency of turbine

90%

Propelling nozzle efficiency

95%

Ambient conditions at 5000 m are 0.5405 bar and 255.7 K.

Calculate the
(i)
Specific thrust and
ii)TSFC
(16)
Or
(b) (i) Compare the characteristics, advantages & disadvantages of turbojet, turbofan and
turboprop engine
(8)
(ii)

Explain
(8)

with

neat

sketch

operating

principles

of

turbojet

engine

13 a ( i) Explain with neat sketch operating principles of turboprop engine(8)

(ii)

What are the factors that affect thrust?(8)

Or
(b) (i) What are the types of combustion chamber? Compare its advantages and
disadvantages(6).

(ii) Consider n-Decane fuel, balance the chemical equation for the Stoichimetric
combustion of this fuel in air and find the stoichimetric fuel to air ratio.(10)
14. (a) Air enters a two dimensional supersonic diffuser at a pressure of 14 Kpa, a temperature of
217 K, and with a Mach number of 3.0 The two dimensional oblique shock diffuser has
an oblique shock angle of 28, which is followed by a normal shock. Determine ,
assuming constant specific heats. (1)The velocity, total temperature and pressure of air
entering the oblique shock. (2)The Mach number, the total pressure after the oblique
shock. (3)The flow deflection angle (4)The Mach number (5)Total and static pressure and
static temperature after the normal shock. (16)

Or
(b) (i)Write down the methods of flame stabilization and explain with sketch (8)
(ii) What are the requirements and factors affecting combustion chamber? Explain
briefly?(8)

15. (a)(i What are the different modes of inlet operation? Explain with suitable sketches (8)
ii) Write short notes on the following:

(a) Ejector and variable area nozzles

(b) Thrust reversing

Or
(b) Derive the relation between area ratio Amax/Ai and external deceleration ratio ui/ua.
(16)

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