EXAMEN TURBINA 3 PARCIAL

CUESTIONARIO DE TURBINA
INTRUDUCCION
1.- On a cold day the idle speed of a gas turbine engine which has no fuel
control unit compensation
c) will decrease
2.- the attachement of compressor and turbine blades are made rigid when
the engine is running by:
c) aerodinamiyc and centrifugal forces
3.- an axial flow compressor engine when compared to an engine with a
centrifugal compressor:
b) takes in more air and is more prone to rupturing
4.- a by- pass ratio of 5:1 means that:
d) 5 pounds of air is by passed for every 1 pound that goes through the not core of
the engine
5.- in a twin spool engine
c) the L.P turbine connected to the L.P compressor the H.P turbine is connected to
the H.P compressor
6.- in a high ratio by pass engine
b) not all the air goes through the high pressure compressor
7.- the low pressure compressor rotates at:
a) the speed of the low pressure turbine
8.- gas turbine engine efficiency increases with:
c) a decrease in ambiente temperature
9.- during the Brayton cycle combustion takes place:
a) continuously
10.- the by-pass ratio of a fan jet engine is:
b) the external mass airflow divided by the internal mass flow.
11.- aft of the compressor
b) the velocity of the airflow decreases before the combustion chamber
12.- in the order A.B.C.D the lines represente the propulsive efficiency of:
d) turbo prop pure turbo jet high by pass ratio turbo jet low by pass ratio turbo jet
13.- a pure turbo jet engine gives
d) a large acceleration to asmal mass of air
14.- power is controlled in a gas turbine engine by controlling
b) the fuel flow
15.- the gas turbine engine uses the principle of:
a) mewtons third law of motion
16.- the majority of the thrust of a:
d) turbo fan engine comes from the by pass air
17.- the highest pressure in a gas turbine engine occurs:
a) between the compressor and the combustion chamber
18.- the air in a centrifugal compressor:
d) enters the impeller axially at the eye and leaves the periphery tangentially
19.- in a by pass engine the by pass air:
a) increases the air mass flow and therefore increases the propulsive efficiency
20.- in a divergent duct:
c) the pressure and temperature increase and the velocity decreases
21.- the compressor of a single spool gas turbine engine will rotate:
a) at the same speed as the turbine
22.- the addition of heat in a combustion chamber allows a:
a) large expansion at a substantialy constant pressure
23.- an engine which has a freeturbine
a) has a mechanical connection between the power output shaft and the free turbine
24.- modular contruccion
d) enables malfunctioning sections of the engine to be changed without changing the
whole engine
25.- when gases passthrough a convergent duct:
b) their velocity increases and their temperature and pressure decrease
26.- the fan in a ducted fan engine is driven by:
b) the rearmost turbine
27.- in a turbo fan engine the fan speed is controlled by.
c) the turbine
28.- the by pass ratio of an engine is the ratio of:
b) cold stream air to that flowing through the not core of the engine
AIR INTAKES
1.- with an S type intake if the pilot selects maz RPM while standing still
there is a strong possibility that:
c) the angle which the relative airflow forms with the compressor blades become too
large which will cause the engine to stall and surge
2.- the purpose of the supersonic diffuser in the variable throat intake is to
give:
a) a final reduction in the velocity of the air prior to rhe compressor face.
3.- secondary air inlet doors are utilized:
d) when the RPM of the engine is high when stationary
4.- a pitot intake froms a _____ duct____the fan to ensure that the
airflow____to_____ and achieves a___
d) divergent before slows down subsonic pressure rise
5.- it would be classed as prudent when carrying out engine ground runs to:
b) fit debris guards when ground running
6.- in a high by pass engine with a pitot intake with the engine running
and the brakes on P1 be in relation to P0 what will?
c) less
7.- in a pitot intake the term ram pressure recovery refers to the time
when:
d) intake pressure has been re-established to ambient pressure
8.- the purpose of an air inlet is to provide relatively____supply of air to the
___of the compressor
a) turbulence free front face low pressure
COMPRESSOR
The pressure air across each stage of an axial flow compressor is:
d) between 1.1 and 1.2 to one
Cascade vanes are fitted in which part of the centrifugal compressor:
b) the outlet elbow
variable inlet guide vanes:
b) prevent compressor stall
Air passing through a convergent duct experiences:
a) a decrease in temperature and pressure with an increase in velocity
Compressor blades are twisted from root to tip:
b) to maintain a correct angle of attack
Fuel is regulated on rapid engine ecceleration:
d) to prevent inducing a compressor stall and surge
with in the compressor:
d) temperature increases
one stage of an axial flow compressorr consists of:
a) One rotor assembly and one row of stator vanes
shrouding of stator blade tips is designed to:
c)minimise vibration
An advantage of a centrifugal compressor is that it is:
B) more robuste and is easier to develop and manufacture
A stall in a gas turbine engine is most likely to accur with:
c) low back
bleeding compressor air for anti-icing will cause:
a) an increase in I.G.T a decrease in thrust and a increase in S.F.C
a compressor stall causes:
b) an increase in the turbine gas temoerature und the vibration level
compressor surge will accur when:
d) all stages have stalled
the cross sectional rea of the air annulus is reduced as it approaches the
combustin chamber:
c) to maintain the speed of the air entering the engine
a compressor stall:
c) may only affect one stage or several stages of a compressor
contamination of the compressor:
c) can seriously reduce the efficiency of the engine
to prevent compressor stall at the rear of the compressor, bleed valves must be
positioned:
c) at the mid stages of the compressor
the occurrence of compresor stalls is limited by:
a) bleed valves
a compressor blade will stall when:
a) the air axial velocity and rotational speed relationship is disturbed
in the event of a surge ocurring the correct action to be taken is:
b) to close the throttle slowly
the pressure ratio of a gas turbine engine compressor is:
b) the ratio between compressor outlet and compressor inlet pressure
the major disvantage of a centrifugal compressor is that:
a) it cannot cope with a large mass flow of air
as air passes through an axial flow compressor a pressure rise takes place in:
c) both the rotor blades and the stator vanes
compressor blades increase in zize:
b) from the high pressure section of the compressor to the low-pressure section
the prupose of cascade vanes is to:
b)tum the air smoothly through 90 degrees and complete diffusion
to gain a greater pressure ratio tan 4:1
d) two centrifugal compressors can be placed in series with each other
the type of compressor used to crate radial airflow would be:
d) constant volumen
under indeal conditions the pressure rise across a centrifugal compressor can be:
b) not more than 4 to 1
the ring of blades which sometimes precede yhe first rotor stage of an axial flow
compressor are called:
b) the inlet guides vanes
the prupose of the diffuser vanes in a centrifugal compressor is to:
d) convert kinetic energy into pressure energy
the atachment of blades to the compressore disc:
a) allows slight movement to relieve stress concentration
a complete breakdown of aiflow through a compressor is know as:
c) compressor surge
bleed valves are automatically opened:
d) at low engine R.P.M to prevent the compressor stalling
the loww pressure compressor of a high ratio by-pass engine:
d) is driven by the rearmost turbine
one indication that a copressor bleed valve has stuck closed at low R.P.M IS:
a)posible compressor stall
the pressure rise across a centrifugal compressor:
c)is shared almost equally by the impeller and the diffuser
compressor blades are designed to produce:
c) a steady velocity with a pressure rise over the engine speed range
in a compressor
d) the air temperature rises with a presure rise
the compressor idiling speed of a gas turbine engine will increase:
a) at higher ambient temperatura
CAMARAS DE COMBUSTION
1.- The Purpose Of The Tertiary Airflow Created In The Combustion Chamber
Is To:
A) Reduce The Gas Temperature And Cool The Flame Tube.
2.- It Is Necessary To Have A Combustion Drain System:
C) To Allow Any Unburnt Fuel To Drain After Shut Down Or A Wet Start
3.- The Combustion Chamber Drain Valve Is Closed
A) By Combustion Chamber Gas Pressure
4.- A Cannular Combustion System Is:
B) A Set Of Flame Tubes Enclosed In A Common Air Casing
5.- A Re-Light Envelope:
B) Shows Airspeed An Altitude Limitations For An In-Flight Restart
6.- The Ratio Of Air To Kerosene To Give The Greatest Heat Release During
Combustion Is:
D) 15 : 1
7.- The Air Entering The Combustion Chamber Is Divided; A Small
Percentage Is Used In Combustion, The Rest:
D) Is Used To Cool Both The Gases Exiting The Chamber And The Walls Of The Air
Casing
8.- One Advantage Of An Annular Combustion Chamber System Is That:
C) There Are No Flame Propagation Problems
9.- Swirl Vanes In The Combustion Chamber:
B) Reduce The Velocity Of The Airflow
10.- Of The Total Airflow Entering The Combustion Chamber, The
Percentage That Is Mixed With The Fuel And Burnt Is:
C) 20%
SECCION TURBINA
1.- Nozzle Guide Vanes Are Fitted Before The Turbine:
C) To Increase The Velocity Of The Gas Flow By Reducing Its Pressure
2.- The Mixture Of Impulse And Reaction Blade Shape In The Average
Turbine Blade Is Such That:
A) The Inner Half Is Impulse And The Outer Half Is Reaction
3.- The Effect On The Temperature And Pressure Of The Gases As They Pass
Across The Turbine Is:
C) Both Their Temperature And Pressure Decrease
4.- The Net Operating Temperature Of A Gas Turbine Engine Is Limited By:
D) The Materials From Which The Nozzle Guide Vanes And The Turbine Blades Are
Constructed.
5.- A Free Power Turbine:
B) Has No Mechanical Connection With The Other Turbine Or Compressor Shafts
6.- The Blades Are Usually Attached To The Turbine Disc By A Fir Tree
Root. A Tight Fit Is Ensured During Operation:
A) By The Action Of Centrifugal Force
7.- The Impulse-Reaction Blade Is Twisted Along Its Length So That:
C) The Gas Does Equal Work Along The Whole Of Its Length
8.- One Reason For Shrouding Turbine Blades Is:
B) To Improve Efficiency And Reduce Vibration
9.- The Main Contributory Factors Which Cause Creep In Turbine Blades Are:
A) High Temperature And Tensible Loading
10.- Blade Creep Is:
D) Permanent Elongation Due To Heat And Centrifugal Force

SECCION ESCAPE
1.- The Exhaust Cone:
B) Prevents The Hot Gases Flowing Across The Rear Turbine Face
2.- The Propelling Nozzle Is Designed To:
A) Increase The Velocity And Decrease The Pressure Of The Gas Stream
3.- An Exhaust Nozzle Is Said To Be Choked When The Velocity At The
Throat Is:
C) At Mach 1
4.- The Velocity Of The Gases In The Exhaust Unit Is Held To:
A) 0.5 Mach To Minimize Turbulence
5.- A Nozzle Is Said To Be Choked When:
B) The Gas Flow Through It Reaches Its Value
6.- The Shape Of The Volume Within The Jet Pipe Casing Immediately To The
Rear Of The Turbine
D) Is Divergent To Reduce The Velocity Of The Gases Leaving The Turbine
7.- The Turbine Rear Support Struts:
D) Straighten Out Any Residual Whirl In The Gas Stream
8.- A Choked Nozzle:
D) Implies That No Further Increase In Velocity Can Be Obtained Without An Increase
Of Heat
9.- The Noise From A High Ratio By-Pass Engine:
C) Is Predominantly From The Fan And The Turbine
10.- The Jet Pipe Is Insulated From The Airframe By:
C) A Combination Of Cooling Air And Insulation Material
11.- The Exhaust Gasses Pass To Atmosphere Via The Propelling Nozzle
Which
A) Is A Convergent Duct, Thus It Increases The Gas Velocity
SECCION REVERSA
1.- use of reverse thrust below the recommended speed may cause
b) ingestion of the exhaust gases and foreign objects
2.- a reverse thrust warning light illuminates
c) when the reverser doors are not stowed in the forward thrust position
3.- once the blocker doors are fully deployed with an increase in RPM which
of the following statements would be incorrect?
b) forward thrust from the hot gases would decrease
4.- a big fan engine gets reverse thrust by:
c) blocking the by pass air
5.- before reverse thrust can be selected the forward thrust lever must be:
a) pulled back to idle power
6.- an aircraft uses clamshell doors for thrust reversal to:
d) change the direction of the exhaust gas
 PERFORMANCE
1.- A turbojet is crusing at a constant mach N, how does SFC vary With OAT
in Kelvin?
a) proportational to temperature
2.- in a gas turbine engine
d) thurst is maximum and ram pressure at maximum at the start of the take off run
3.- while increasing forward speed a turboprop aircraft with a 14 stage
axial flow compressor will experience:
d) increasing S.H.P decrease jet thrust
4.- the maximum thrust that a jet engine can develop will be:
d) max static thrust
5.- with a increase in altitude wichof the following statements are correct
for a jet aircraft wich has engines with a constant engine speed for a fixed
throttle setting ?
a) 1,3,6
6.- while climbing a turboprop aircraft with a 14 stage axial flow
comptresor will experience
b) decraseing S.H.P decrease jet thrust decrease fuel consumption
7.- EPR is the :
d) ratio between exhaust pressure and intake pressure
8.- in a high by pass engine whose fan max rpm is 20000rpm when turning
at 5000rpm will develop approx..
c) 5 % take off thrust
9.- on a colder than standard day, the take off trhurst of a part throttle
engine would be achieved:
c) earlier than normal
10.- as temperature ------ air densuty----- and the mass of air for a given
engine speed---- therefore nthrust---- to maintain the compresor speed
however------fuel must be added or the compresor will:
C) decreases increases increase increase more slow down
11.- from a standing start with an increase in forward speed jet thrust will_
d) decrease then recover but will never achieve its initial stetting
THRUST AUGMENTATION
1.- In a turbo jet engine which of the following stamensts would be correct
if water was injected into the combustion chamber?
a) power can onlybe restored up to the enginess flat rated 100%
2.- when methanol is added to a water injection system
c) it is an important source of fuel and an anti-freeze
3.- upon leaving the turbine the gas stream in an engine fited with
afterburning:
b) is diffused to ensure the afterburning flame is stabilized
4.- water methanol is injected into an engine so that the combustion
chamber inlet temperature is reduced and there is:
b) a substantial power increase with no incease in fuel flow
5.- which or the following staments are correct with regard to after-
burning?
d) 6,5,4,1
6.- the variable nozzle on an engine fitted with an afterburner opens:
b) automatically when afterburning is selected
7.- in an aircraft powerd with turboprop engines which have water
methanol injectd into the combustion chambres which of the following
statements would be correct?
b) SHP can be increased beyond 100% ny maintaining the RPM and increasing the
blade angle
8.- when after buming the jet pipe will:
b) open to allow for the increased volume of gas
BLEED AIR
1.- turbine blades atre cooled by:
a) H.P compressor air internally ducted through the blades
2.- to remove ice from the airframe and the engine intakes modern jet
aircraft normally
a) hot air
3.- the efficiency of a bearing chamber oil seal dependes on its mechanical
design and:
b) compressor bleed air pressure
4.- an internal engine overheat warning would necessite
d) the engine to be shut down
5.- the effect of selecting a bleed air anti-icing system while maintaining
thrust will
c) increase specific fuel consumption
6.- an inter-stage air seal is used where
a) engine sections are operating at different pressures
7.- the air obtained from the engine for air cinditionig is essentialy
d) low pressure high volume
8.- bleed air for engine anti-icing is provided by:
c) the compressor
9.- the effect of selecting a bleed air anti-icing system will cause
b) EGT increase
GEAR BOXES & ACCESORY DRIVES
1.- the drive for fuel oil and hydraulic pumps is normally taken from
c) HP compresor
2.- the effect of modifiying a gas turbine to include one further hydraulic
pump will result in:
a) increase in specific fuel consumption.