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NAME_________________________________ CLASS____________________
DATE____________
Beginner's Guide to Propulsion
Turbine Engine Identification -
Worksheet
Answer the following questions:
- Please use the
Turbine Engine Parts
section
located in the Propulsion
Index of the Beginner's
Guide to Propulsion to match the correct letter from above
with the listed part. Write the corresponding letter for each part
in the space to the right of the word.
Nozzle
|
________
|
Turbine
|
________
|
Compressor
|
________
|
Shaft
|
________
|
Burner
|
________
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Inlet
|
________
|
- Answer the following questions about
Turbine Engine Parts
and
Engine Component Analysis
using the Beginner's
Guide to Propulsion.
- Why is the inlet lip of a supersonic airplane's engine sharper
than the inlet lip of a subsonic airplane?
- What is the purpose of the central cone in the "Axisymetric
Supersonic" engine?
- What is the purpose of the stators in the compressor?
- What is the advantage of having a rectangular nozzle on a jet
engine?
- What is "spillage drag"?
- What is meant by "distortion" in reference to inlet
performance?
- What is the difference between an axial
compressor and a centrifugal compressor?
- Why did designers change from
centrifugal compressors to axial compressors?
- At what point in the turbojet engine is
the pressure the highest?
- How does the nozzle produce thrust?
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Curator:
Tom.Benson@grc.nasa.gov
Responsible Official:
Kathy.Zona@grc.nasa.gov