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1
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Name 2 types of Gas turbine engines

A
  1. Turbojet
  2. Turbofan
  3. Turboprop
  4. Turboshaft
2
Q

Name the 3 main sections of a gas turbine engine

A
  1. Compressor section
  2. Combustor section
  3. Turbine section
3
Q

Name 3 types of engines rated by bypass air:

A
  1. low bypass (1:1)
  2. medium bypass (2 or 3 : 1)
  3. high bypass (>=4 : 1)
4
Q

The majority of the thrust produced by a high bypass engine is produced by the _____

A

fan

5
Q

The the 2 classifications of torque turbine engines

A
  1. Turboprop
  2. Turboshaft
6
Q

Name 2 ways the propeller can be driven in a turboprop

A
  1. The Parallel spur gear type
  2. The epicyclical Type (Planetary gear type)
7
Q

Energy released by a gas turbine engine called the ______

A

Thrust

8
Q

Energy release by a gas turbine engine is at constant ______

A

pressure

9
Q

Heat energy is added to the air flowing through a gas turbine engine the air expands and its velocity ______

A
10
Q

The thrust produced by a turbofan engine is the sum of the thrust produced by the ______ and the thrust produced by the _______

A

fan

core engine

11
Q

The _______ effeciency of a gas turbine engine is the ratio of the net amount of work produced by an engine to the amount of work energy is the fuel that was burned to produce the work

A
12
Q

As altitude increases,with everything else remaining constant the thrust produced by the engine will _______.

This is because the density of the air is _______

A

decrease

decreasing/less

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