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In cold weather, gas turbine engines take a long time to warm up to operating temperatures.
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The Brayton cycle has the same four basic operations as the Otto cycle, but it performs them simultaneously.
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When air flows through a smaller section of a duct, it increases in velocity and decreases in pressure and temperature.
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The turbojet aircraft is a high-speed, high-altitude one.
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The Army uses both turbojet and gas turbine engines.
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Cluster True - False
(Each of the following groups of questions is related to the statement that precedes them.
FIRST GROUP
Gas turbine engines have advantages and disadvantages. Evaluate the following statements according to the information in your text.
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The power-to-weight ratio is 5.60 shp per pound for a typical reciprocating engine but only .67 shp per pound for a gas turbine engine.
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The turbine engine has fewer moving parts than the reciprocating engine.
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Foreign object damage is a major problem for a gas turbine engine.
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A reciprocating engine uses less oil than a gas turbine.
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They cost a great deal more than reciprocating engines.
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They accelerate much faster than reciprocating engines.
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SECOND GROUP
Which of the following statements about the operation of turbine engines are True and which are False?
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Army turbine engines are of the free-power design.
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The ignition system in the combustor operates as long as the turbine engine does.
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About 25 percent of the compressed air is used in combustion.
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Shaft horsepower is produced by the power turbine, not by the gas producer.
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Army helicopters have a special problem with thrust and use divergent ducts to overcome it.
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THIRD GROUP
The following five questions refer to the theory of gas turbine engines. Which of them are True and which False?
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A simple turbojet engine has one rotating unit -- the compressor/turbine assembly.
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In a gas turbine engine, the gas stream energy which remains after the energy for the engine cycle has been extracted drives another turbine.
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In a turbojet engine, 60 percent of the energy is used to develop thrust, and 40 percent is used to maintain the engine cycle.
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A turbojet engine maintains top efficiency at takeoff and at low cruising speed.
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The functions of intake, compression, ignition, combustion, and exhaust all take place at the same time in a gas turbine engine.
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FOURTH GROUP
About turboprop and turboshaft engines, which of questions 22 through 26 are True and which are False? |
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In Army aircraft, rotational shaft power is produced by the same turbine rotor that drives the compressor.
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They do not eject high-velocity gases to obtain thrust.
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A free-power turbine allows the power output shaft to turn at a constant speed.
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A free-power turbine is linked to the compressor turbine mechanically.
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The power producing capability is variable to take care of different loads on the power shaft.
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FIFTH GROUP
Evaluate the following five questions on illustrating the principle of jet propulsion by a toy balloon. |
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If it is inflated and the stem is sealed, the pressure is equal on all internal surfaces.
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If the stem is released, the balloon moves in a direction towards the open end.
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The jet of air coming from the opened end of an inflated balloon pushes against the outside air.
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A convergent nozzle is created when the stem of the balloon is released.
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High internal pressure acting on the skin area opposite the stem is what moves the balloon.
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