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1. Question 1 points
Assuming the nozzle exit pressure is equal to back

pressure at the end of engine, if the value of ight
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speed is double of the value of exhaust velocity,

nd the propulsive e ciency?
1. 50%
2. 125%
3. 133%
4. NONE OF THE ABOVE
If mass of aircraft after ight has been reduced to

75% of the mass of aircraft before ight and glide
ratio is 10, then nd the range of aircraft in
metres.
Flight Speed – 110 m/sec, Speci c Impulse – 8 secs
1. 38000
2. 34000
3. 32000
4. 30000
Assumption for analysis of ideal cycle gas turbine

engine is:
1. COMPRESSION IN COMPRESSOR AND EXPANSION IN

TURBINE TAKES PLACE ADIABATICALLY

TURBINE TAKES PLACE ISOTHERMALLY
3. COMPRESSION IN COMPRESSOR AND EXPANSION

IN TURBINE TAKES PLACE ISENTROPICALLY

TURBINE TAKES PLACE ISOBARICALLY
E ciency of Reheat gas turbine is more than

traditional gas turbine due to
1. INCREASE IN SUPPLY OF HEAT
2. MORE COMPLEX PROCESS
3. DECREASE IN SPECIFIC WORK OUTPUT
4. INCREASE IN SPECIFIC WORK OUTPUT
Variation of speci c thrust versus compressor

pressure ratio in turbojet engine is
1. ALWAYS DECREASING
2. ALWAYS INCREASING
3. FIRST INCREASING THEN DECREASING
4. FIRST DECREASING THEN INCREASING
If thrust available from a turbojet engine at a

height 100 kms and 200 kms is T(A) and T(B)
respectively, then
1. T(A) > T(B)
2. T(A) < T(B)
3. T(A) = T(B)
4. T(A) = 2T(B)
If thrust ratio of a turbofan engine is 1/7 and the

speci c thrust given by fan part of engine is 350
m/sec, then nd the speci c thrust given by core
engine in m/sec
1. 40
2. 70
3. 100
4. 50
Which of the following engine has highest

propulsive e ciency?
1. RAMJET ENGINE
2. SCRAMJET ENGINE
3. TURBOFAN ENGINE
4. VALVED PULSEJET ENGINE
For axial compressors at 0.5 degree of reaction, all

the pressure is increased by
1. STATOR ONLY
2. ROTOR ONLY
3. STATOR AND ROTOR BOTH
4. COMPRESSOR DO NOT WORK AT 0.5 DOR
What happens to degree of reaction in axial

compressor if radius is varied from 0 to r in case
of free vortex blading design?
1. INCREASES
2. DECREASES
3. FIRST INCREASE THEN DECREASE
4. FIRST DECREASE THEN INCREASE
Overall Isentropic Compressor E ciency
1. INCREASES WITH INCREASE IN NUMBER OF STAGES
2. DECREASES WITH INCREASE IN NUMBER OF STAGES
3. NO EFFECT WITH INCREASE IN NUMBER OF STAGES
4. NONE OF THESE
For a centrifugal compressor in normal practice,

what should be the actual criteria for pressure
rise?
1. 30% RISE IN IMPELLER AND 70% IN DIFFUSER

4. NONE OF THESE
If the number of vanes in impeller is increased,

what will be the e ect on its slip factor?
1. DECREASES
2. REMAINS CONSTANT
3. INCREASES
4. NONE OF THESE
What does the Inlet guide vanes perform in

centrifugal compressor?
1. INCREASES THE RELATIVE VELOCITY OF AIR
2. DECREASE THE RELATIVE VELOCITY OF AIR
3. INCREASE THE SLIP FACTOR
4. DECREASE POWER INPUT FACTOR
Which of the following imparts a good e ect on

the ow of air inside compressor?
1. SURGING
2. ROTATING STALL
3. INLET GUIDE VANES
4. SKIN FRICTION
What limits the rotational velocity of rotor in

turbine?
1. PRESSURE RISE INSIDE TURBINE
2. CHOKING
3. BLADE STRESSES
4. NONE OF THESE
Which of the following turbine e ciency remains

constant throughout expansion process?
1. STAGE EFFICIENCY
2. ISENTROPIC EFFICIENCY
3. POLYTROPIC EFFICIENCY
4. NONE OF THESE
If boundary layer starts forming over the length of

rotor blade in turbine, which of the following loss
is likely to happeen?
1. TIP CLEARANCE LOSS
2. PROFILE LOSS
3. ANNULUS LOSS
4. SECONDARY LOSS
The equivalence ratio inside a turboshaft

combustion chamber is 1.5. If stoichiometric fuel
required inside combustion chamber is 35 kg/sec,
then calculate the quantity of excess fuel inside
combustion chamber in kg/sec.
1. 20
2. 17.5
3. 18.33
4. 19.25
The stoichiometric air to fuel ratio in combustion

chamber of aircraft varies with turbine inlet
temperature
1. INCREASES LINEARLY
2. REMAINS CONSTANT
3. DECREASES LINEARLY
4. DECREASES NON LINEARLY
The main objective of air intake is to provide
1. COOLED AIR TO COMPRESSOR
2. OPTIMUM QUANTITY OF AIR TO COMPRESSOR
3. UNIFORM EXIT VELOCITY SUITABLE FOR

COMPRESSOR
4. NONE OF THESE
In hybrid propellant rockets, the common

procedure is to use fuel as …………………………. and
oxidizer as ……………………….. respectively.
1. LIQUID, SOLID
2. SOLID, LIQUID
3. LIQUID, GAS
4. SOLID, GAS
If surface area available for combustion in rocket

is 80 square metres and throa area of exhaust
nozzle is 20 square metres, nd the value of
propellant area ratio.
If speci c thrust of a rocket engine is 377 N/kg/sec

then nd the value of speci c impulse in seconds
of the same rocket engine.
1. 30
2. 38.5
3. 39.5
4. 35
If total mass of the rocket at takeo is 4200 kg and

propellant mass ratio is 0.5, then what was the
mass of propellant in kilograms at the time of
takeo .
2100
Total temperature ratio across an ideal axial

compressor in a turbojet is 0.5. If the speci c heat
of gas is 1000 J/Kg/K and power drawn by
compressor per unit mass ow rate of air is 1500
KW/kg/sec, Find the total temperature at turbine
inlet in Kelvin.
750
If the speci c thrust developed by an idea ramjet

while ying at an altitude of 10 km with some
initial velocity is 1500 N-s/kg, nd the value of
initial velocity in m/sec based on given data.
Ambient Pressure – 0.25 bar, Ambient

Temperature – 400 K
Exhaust gas leaves the nozzle at 1600 K. Speci c

heat ratio remains constant.
A turbojet engine equipped aircraft ies at mach

number 0.85 in level ight at an altitude of 15 km.
Find the fuel to air ratio based on following data: –
Temperature at 15 km = 225 K
γ = 1.4
,
η = 0.95
b
,
Cp = 1.005K J /kgK
Q= 44 MJ/kg,
Stagnation temperature rise through compressor

= 200 K
Turbine Inlet temperature = 1800 K
1. 0.0278
2. 0.034
3. 0.05
4. NONE OF THESE
The stage e ciency and inlet stagnation

temperature of a single stage axial compressor is
0.75 and 420 K respectively. Find the stagnation
pressure ratio for this compressor based on the
following data.
Inlet Blade angle = 12°, Outlet blade angle =40°
Blade speed = 220 m/sec, Axial Velocity = 180

m/sec
γ = 1.4
,
Cp = 1.005K J /kgK
1. 2.013
2. 1.151
3. 1.163
4. 1.115
Air enters an axial compressor with absolute

velocity of 150 m/sec. Inlet guide vanes direct this
absolute velocity to inlet of rotor at an angle of 23°
to axial direction. Find the blade angle at inlet of
rotor in degrees.
Rotor Turning Angle = 30°, Mean Blade speed =

250 m/sec
Ambient air temperature = 15°C, Stagnation Air

pressure = 100 kPa
1. 50
2. 54
3. 57
4. 59
What is the relationship between polytropic

e ciency and isentropic e ciency of compressor?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Gas from combustion chamber having γ = 1.3

enters turbine inlet at a temperature of 1300 K
and expands isentropically. If the ratio of outlet to
inlet pressure of turbine is 0.125, nd the
temperature of gas in kelvin at turbine outlet.
1. 804.5
2. 912.3
3. 250.2
4. 445.5
Hot gases enter the turbine at an angle of 15° with

axial component of velocity equal to 150 m/sec. If
the blade speed of turbine is 200 m/sec, nd the

value of ow coe cient.
The value of total temperature at the inlet and

outlet of a combustion chamber are 700 K and
1300 K respectively. Find fuel to air ratio if
Cp (air) = 1.005K J /kgK
Cp (gas) = 1.147K J /kgK
Also calori c value of fuel is 44 MJ/kg.
1. 0.015
2. 0.018
3. 0.032
4. 0.028
If the inlet and outlet stagnation temperature of a

constant area duct combustor are 720 K and 1380
K respectively, then nd the pressure loss factor in
that combustor if it is assumed that ow in
combustor is 1D, incompressible and frictionless.
1. 0.98
2. 0.92
3. 0.89
4. 0.85
Find the value of speci c heat at constant volume

for Nitrogen dioxide gas in J/kg-K if speci c heat
ratio for this gas is 1.1.
1. 1747
2. 1807
3. 1837
4. 1797
Air at 300 K ows with a velocity of 120 m/sec in a

30 cm diameter duct. Calculate mass ow rate of
air if ambient pressure is 1.3 bar.
γ = 1.4
Cp = 1.005K J /kgK
1. 13.4
2. 11.56
3. 12.8
4. 14.5
A rocket engine produces a total impulse of 150

kN-sec with a propellant mass ow rate of 0.3
kg/sec. The e ective exhaust velocity of gas
ejecting from engine is 2500 m/sec. Find the value
of burn time period of propellant in seconds.
Find the mass ow rate of gases out of nozzle of

liquid rocket engine based on following data:
Throat area of nozzle = 0.035 squared metres
Stagnation pressure inside combustion chamber =

2.5 MPa
Stagnation temperature inside combustion

chamber = 3200 K
γ = 1.3, R =692.83 J/KgK
1. 43.7
2. 29.87
3. 35.3
4. 39.2
A rocket motor has characteristic velocity equal to

1600 m/sec. If its combustion chamber have
temperature equal to 2000 K and ratio of speci c
heats is 1.3, nd the molecular weight of products
of rocket motor in g/mol.
R = 8314 J/kg-mol-K
1. 17.2
2. 14.6
3. 18.3
4. 20.2
A liquid propellant has following component

masses:
Mass of fuel = 500 kg
Mass of oxidizer = 1200 kg
Mass of payload = 163 kg
Mass of structure = 170 kg
Mass of electronic components = 18kg
The e ective jet velocity is 3035 m/sec. Find the

value of velocity increment in km/sec at burnout in
outer space.
1. 4.43
2. 4.78
3. 5.43
4. 6.29
The hot gas generated in the combustion chamber

of a rocket engine leaves nozzle with a mass ow
rate of 659 kg/sec, velocity 1200 m/sec, and

pressure 3.7 bar.
Find the thrust produced by engine in N if area of

nozzle exit is 0.821 squared metres and ambient
pressure in nozzle surroundings is 1.3 bar
1. 1000.23
2. 987.84
3. 885.13
4. 1115.21
Find the speci c impulse in seconds of rocket

motor whose characteristic velocity is 1720 m/sec
and thrust coe cient is 1.8.
1. 355
2. 316
3. 323
4. 340
In a stage of an axial compressor following

operational parameters are available:
Air mass ow rate = 20 kg/sec
Work done on compressor = 628 kJ
Isentropic e ciency of compressor stage = 0.9
γ = 1.4
,
Cp = 1.005K J /kgK
Static Temperature at inlet = 240 K
Velocity of air at inlet = 170 m/sec
Find the stagnation pressure ratio across this

stage.
1. 3.5
2. 1.35
3. 1.44
4. 2.14
For a constant reaction blading in axial

compressor which of the following statement is
true?
P. Axial ow velocity is constant
Q. Degree of Reaction is not constant
R. Speci c work at all radius is constant
1. P AND Q
2. Q AND R
3. P, Q AND R
4. P AND R
With increasing compressor pressure ratio, the

isentropic e ciency of compressor
1. DECREASES
2. INCREASES
3. REMAINS SAME
4. DOES NOT EFFECT
If the mass ow rate in a rocket engine is 931

kg/second and speci c impulse is 200 seconds .
Find the value of speci c propellant consumption.
1. 0.013
2. 0.005
3. 0.017
4. 0.003
If in a rocket, the payload mass is X, propellant

mass is Y and structural mass is Z, then the
de nition of structural ratio is
1. Z/(Y + Z)
2. X/(X + Y)
3. Z/(X + Z)
4. Y/(X + Z)
The method used to control tensile stress levels in

the blades of rotor of compressor is
P. Reduce the height of blade
Q. Change the blade material
1. Q ONLY
2. P ONLY
3. BOTH P AND Q
4. NEITHER P NOR Q
As air ows from one stage to another while going

from inlet to exit of compressor, which of the
following phenomenon occurs.
P. Hub to Tip ratio of blades decreases gradually
Q. Streamline ow disturbs
R. A radial movement starts
1. P AND Q
2. Q AND R
3. P AND R
4. P, Q AND R
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12/10/2017 Aircraft Propulsion Subject Test - Advice Engineer Educational Services

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SUBJECT

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Assuming the nozzle exit pressure is equal to back

speed is double of the value of exhaust velocity,

4. NONE OF THE ABOVE

If mass of aircraft after ight has been reduced to

Flight Speed – 110 m/sec, Speci c Impulse – 8 secs

Assumption for analysis of ideal cycle gas turbine

1. COMPRESSION IN COMPRESSOR AND EXPANSION IN

2. COMPRESSION IN COMPRESSOR AND EXPANSION IN

3. COMPRESSION IN COMPRESSOR AND EXPANSION

4. COMPRESSION IN COMPRESSOR AND EXPANSION IN

E ciency of Reheat gas turbine is more than

1. INCREASE IN SUPPLY OF HEAT

2. MORE COMPLEX PROCESS

3. DECREASE IN SPECIFIC WORK OUTPUT

4. INCREASE IN SPECIFIC WORK OUTPUT

Variation of speci c thrust versus compressor

3. FIRST INCREASING THEN DECREASING

4. FIRST DECREASING THEN INCREASING

If thrust available from a turbojet engine at a

1. T(A) > T(B)

2. T(A) < T(B)

If thrust ratio of a turbofan engine is 1/7 and the

Which of the following engine has highest

4. VALVED PULSEJET ENGINE

For axial compressors at 0.5 degree of reaction, all

3. STATOR AND ROTOR BOTH

4. COMPRESSOR DO NOT WORK AT 0.5 DOR

10. Question 1 points

What happens to degree of reaction in axial

3. FIRST INCREASE THEN DECREASE

4. FIRST DECREASE THEN INCREASE

11. Question 1 points

Overall Isentropic Compressor E ciency

1. INCREASES WITH INCREASE IN NUMBER OF STAGES

2. DECREASES WITH INCREASE IN NUMBER OF STAGES

3. NO EFFECT WITH INCREASE IN NUMBER OF STAGES

12. Question 1 points

For a centrifugal compressor in normal practice,

1. 30% RISE IN IMPELLER AND 70% IN DIFFUSER

2. 70% RISE IN IMPELLER AND 30% IN DIFFUSER

3. 45% RISE IN IMPELLER AND 55% IN DIFFUSER

13. Question 1 points

If the number of vanes in impeller is increased,

14. Question 1 points

What does the Inlet guide vanes perform in

1. INCREASES THE RELATIVE VELOCITY OF AIR

2. DECREASE THE RELATIVE VELOCITY OF AIR

3. INCREASE THE SLIP FACTOR

4. DECREASE POWER INPUT FACTOR

15. Question 1 points

Which of the following imparts a good e ect on

3. INLET GUIDE VANES

16. Question 1 points

What limits the rotational velocity of rotor in

1. PRESSURE RISE INSIDE TURBINE

17. Question 1 points

Which of the following turbine e ciency remains

18. Question 1 points

If boundary layer starts forming over the length of