2 Flashcards
What are the tasks of an aircraft engine?
It supplies hydraulic power, electric power and bleed air for the pneumatic system. It also gives thrust.
What are the disadvantages of piston engines
over gas turbine engines?
High to power ratio and performance loss in
high altitudes.
How is propulsion force created?
By accelerating air pressure.
Jet propulsion is also called?
Reaction engine
What are the two ways of increasing the
pressure?
High pressure by compressor and volume of air when a fuel/air mixture is burned.
How is thrust generated by turbofan engine?
Large mass of air with low velocity.
How much thrust is generated by the secondary
airflow?
80%
What is the formula for thrust?
Mass of air X velocity of air
Which airflow produces the majority of the
thrust?
Secondary
What is bypass ratio?
Secondary over the primary airflow.
Exhaust Gas collide with ambient air?
Produce more noise.
Thrust?
Mass of air and velocity of air.
Turbo jet?
More velocity, less air. Low bypass engine.
Thrust generated by turbofan?
Secondary and primary.
Divergent?
Decrease in velocity, increase in static pressure
Gearbox in turbo prop?
Manage the torque being given by the turbine.
Modular?
modern aircraft engine. Is split into a set of separate major modules
Cobalt base alloys are used for?
Stator of the 1st stage of HPT.
Titanium base alloys are used for?
Mainly used in fan, the lpc and front stages the hpc.
Nickel based alloys are used for?
Hpc, hpt, lpt.
4 cycle of a gas turbine engine?
Induction, compression, combustion and expansion.
How do you increase the energy?
combustion
The static pressure in the combustion chamber is?
constant
It supplies a continuous flow of air to the combustion chamber?
compressor
Compressor
increase in pressure and
temperature
Kinetic energy to mechanical torque?
turbine
It drives the AGB and compressors
turbine
Pressure relationship between two different areas?
pressure ratio.
Compressor discharge pressure over compressor inlet pressure
40 : 1
means that the discharge is 40
times the inlet.
Turbine pressure discharge over inlet pressure.
To increase the service life of an engine?
flat rating
Engine indicators of thrust?
rpm or n1, EPR, TPR.
To monitor air flow in engine pressure and temperature
airflow station designations
Service life of an engine can be increased if the exhaust gas temperatures are always
kept as low as possible.
During cold day
more dense and more
thrust.
Test bench / test cell
on the ground, thrust
force of an engine can be measured on test
bench.
Why is the engine air intake a diffuser?
Divergent, to increase static pressure of the
air.
Engine is running but aircraft is not moving?
Negative pressure, no ram air effect
Why is there a need to decrease air entering the
compressor?
- Minimize energy losses caused by temperature increases.
- Disturbs or reduce the airflow and increase the temp. of compressor
What is the purpose of the divergent engine air
intake?
Decrease the velocity, increase static pressure.
What air is used for anti-icing the engine?
Hot air directly from the engine of that particular engine.
What air is used for anti-icing the wing?
Hot air from pneumatic system, apu or engine
Can you switch anti-ice in one engine only?
Yes, it has individual switch per engine.
Can you switch wing anti-ice individually?
No because it operates symmetrically.
How many switches are there for wing anti-ice valve?
Only one
How many switches are there for engine anti-ice valve?
One for each engine. Independent anti-ice switch.
In what position can you lock the wing anti-ice valve?
In closed position only.
In what position can you lock the engine anti-ice valve?
In both open or closed position.
When will the fault light appear in the switches?
During transit and when there is a
disagreement of switch.
Subsonic speed needed by the engine.
What are the 5 main sections of a gas turbine engine?
Fan, compressor, turbine, combustion and
exhaust
What is the purpose of the compressor?
Continuous supply of air to the engine combustor.
What are the characteristics of air as it comes out of the compressor?
Constant velocity. Temperature and
pressure increases. Volume decreases.
What are the two types of compressor?
Centrifugal and Axial
What is the main advantage of axial compressor
over centrifugal compressor?
It produces higher pressure.
How do you define an axial compressor stage?
Rotor followed by a stator
What is the purpose of rotor blade?
Imparts velocity
What is the purpose of stator vane?
Transforms velocity(constant across the compressor) in pressure(increase)
What is a centrifugal compressor?
Consist of impeller and diffuser. Used on small turbine engines like APU’s. Air is sucked horizontally.
A centrifugal compressor consists of?
Impeller and diffuser
What is the compressor ratio of an axial flow compressor?
1.3 : 1
What is the compressor ratio of a centrifugal flow compressor?
5 : 1
What is the most efficient centrifugal compressor?
2 stages only
Does double face impeller increase pressure?
No, it only gives higher airflow.
What is a compressor stall?
Separation of airflow
What is surge?
- Very severe form of compressor stall.
- Heavy vibrations and loud banging noises
What are the ways of preventing stall?
- Compressor bleed valves - bleed excess air in the engine. Open at low engine speeds.
- Dual or triple spool rotors -acceleration capability.
- Variable Vanes - optimum angle of attack
Where can you find the variable stator vanes?
In front/fwd of the HPC
Which kind of stall/surge is more serious?
Surge in the AFT stages of the compressor.
Where can you usually find variable inlet guide
vanes?
In front of the HPC
Is variable inlet guide vanes part of the compressor stage?
No
Streamline the airflow, mounted and bolted into the fan?
Spinner cone
What are the conditions that cause stall or surge in the engine ?
Dents or ice, damaged rotor blades, damaged or broken combustor, damaged
turbine components.
Compressor stall due to?
- Low speed - fed stages supply too much air
to the aft stages. - Fast dec. - rotor speed of hpc decreases faster than lpc.
- Fast acceleration - leads to much fuel into the combustion.
What component produce majority of the thrust?
Fan
. Outlet guide vanes? Location?
They improve the airflow into the fan nozzle. Stator vanes located in the fan duct.
Inlet guide vane? Location?
Improve the airflow into the first compressor stage. Fixed or movable. It is located in front
of HPC.
Data location on blades?
Blade root. You can find P/N, S/N, moment weight.
Where is fan blades mounted?
Rotor blades
Suck in air and push it to the outlet side of the rotor. Increases in energy flow.
Stator vane
Guide and slow the airflow to cause an increase in pressure
Rotor is always the first part of a compressor stage.
Angle of attack on the rotor blades and stator vanes is small?
Airflow is smooth
. Stall
high egt.
Soft tip spinner cone
Cause small imbalance which prevents large ice build up
Used to balance the opposite blade?
Balance screws
Used to scare birds away and to know if the engine is rotating.
Spirals or white markings
The most critical area of a blade?
Blade root.
Mid span shroud?
- Additional strength and rigidity
. - Use a special coating for sliding ops.
Do not have shrouds, they are more efficient than conventional blades, they can run at lower speed which reduces noise and they are very flexible. Can whistand FOD much better.
Wide chord fan blades
Shrouded fan blade
All the impact energy absorbed by the tip.
Help to stiffen the case and prevent deformation? Adds strength and rigidity. Used for
installing other components.
Flanges
Protection for the tip of the blade?
Abradable shrouds.
Reduce/absorb the noise created by the fan?
Acoustic panels.
Protect the engine/ fuselage when the fan blade
breaks?
Cowling
Note : Pylon - engine mount - fan frame
Struts
hollow
Blades are repairing is called
Fan blade blending
Moment weight = blade mass * distance
- Found in the root blade
- Old is crossed out if new moment weight is achieved after blade blending.
Process of welding the joint?
Inertia welding
VIGV
corrects the angle of attack to prevent
stall.
Compressor discharge pressure seal (CDP)?
Control the airflow/ minimize the leak.
Rotor attachment method
- Locking lug
- Retainer ring
What is used to inspect the engine ports?
Borescope Ports
Two zones of combustion chamber?
Dilution and primary zone.
Why do we have to slow down the air before
entering the combustion chamber?
To have a complete combustion inside the combustion chamber.
Used to reduce airflow?
Diffuser
Shape of diffuser?
Divergent
Coating used to protect excessive heat?
Ceramic coating
Flammable mixture requirements? Primary conditions for correct and safe combustion?
Correct ratio of fuel and air and air velocity must be slow enough inside the combustion
chamber.
types of combustion chamber?
- Can type
- Can annular
- Annular combustor
2 airflows in the combustion chamber?
- Primary airflow 20% to 30%
- Secondary airflow 70% to 80%
Primary is for what and how many percent? (In combustion)
20% to 30% for combustion.
Secondary is for what and how many percent?
(In combustion)
70% to 80% for cooling.
Dilution holes is for what?
Large
Film cooling holes?
o create a film preventing direct contact of the inner liner and the heat from the combustion chamber.
To produce a hot stream of gas for the turbines and for jet nozzle?
Combustion chamber
Ideal air to fuel ratio?
15 : 1
It accommodates the fuel nozzles and igniter plug?
Combustion case
Turbine stage
- HPT Stator/Nozzle guide vane - unang tatamaan ng hot air.
- HPT Rotor 2nd.
Igniter plug
- Lower part, because more parts of air is in the lowest part of the chamber.
- Can be used also as borescope hole.
To create turbulence for proper mixing of air:fuel?
Swirl vanes
Why do we need fixed and movable liner?
To have a thermal expansion allowance.
Turbine section is consist of?
Stator and rotor
Purpose of nozzle guide vane?
Direct the air to the rotor blades.
Purpose of the rotor vane in the rotor stage?
Kinetic into mechanical torque
Rotor blades in axial?
Fir tree
. Advantages of fir tree shape?
- Many contact surfaces advantage and the loads are transmitted gradually.
Why are turbine blades are susceptible to damage compared to compressor blades?
Because of high temperature.
Two main function of turbine?
It drives the compressor and accessory gearbox
What part of the high pressure turbine (hpt) has the highest heat to metal contact? First component that will be hit by hot gases from the combustion.
HPT nozzle guide vane (stator)
Two types of turbine blades?
Impulse and impulse-reaction/reaction
What is impulse?
- Impulse turbine relies more in the impact of the air in the blade
What is impulse reaction?
Accelerate by impulse and reaction
What is Creep?
Permanent deformation
3 factors of creep?
High temp., centrifugal force and time.
Purpose of the shroud in the turbine?
Reduce vibration
Why maximum egt should not exceed?
Can cause damage
N1?
Fan speed, LPC, LPT
N2?
Core speed, HPC, HPT
Turbine cooling
- Convection - easiest method hollow turbine nozzle vanes and rotor vanes
- Impingement - inserts with many holes.
- Film cooling - drilled cooling air holes.
Large tip clearance cause what?
More fuel consumption
Engine speed tip clearance
- Low STC - no much cf, only temp.
- High STC - due to high centrifugal force.
Clearance control system
- Active - regulated by vanes
- Passive - unregulated
Best speed tip clearance?
Optimum STC.
. Cooling tubes
- LPT cooling tubes - circular shaped, holes pointing directly to the turbine case
- HPT cooling tubes - rectangular shapes, bleed holes are at the edges, blows air to
the thickest layers/parts.
Solenoid valve
- Close or open only.
- Also called two position valves
FADEC
Full Authority Digital Engine Control
Interstage seal
minimize the leakage
It is designed to absorb the loads of the blade?
Stage disc
Turbine frame function
- First absorb the aft bearing loads
- 2nd is to provide attachment points for turbine frame/ rear engine mount.
Frame struts
- Radial - minimize expansion of struts and keeps stress on the frame hub low. But it
tends to crack. - Tangential - minimize stress caused by thermal expansion. If they expand, they will cause the hub to rotate slightly.
Purpose of exhaust nozzle?
Accelerate the exhaust gases into the hub of the turbine rear stage.
Purpose of exhaust system in turbo prop?
To discharge safely the airflow overboard
Purpose of exhaust system in turbo fan?
To discharge safely the airflow overboard. And create 20 % of thrust from the primary
airflow.
Purpose of exhaust system in turbo jet?
Accelerate airflow and make thrust.
Interlock position? Thrust reverser interlock sys.
- It makes sure that the engine power can only be increased after the reverser is fully
deployed.
. If only one thrust reverser is not fully deploy, it
goes to reverse idle.
The reverser control system is always protected
by the air ground logic.
- Deploys only on ground
- Some a/c 10ft below can deploy.
- Must be manually selected on the cockpit
It prevents reverse flow of the exhaust gases into the hub of the turban rear stage? It guides the
discharge flow and prevents excessive turbulence
of gases.
Exhaust Cone
Exhaust nozzle
- Separate - primary and secondary airflow.
- Common - mixes hot and cold gas flow. Reduce high exhaust gas velocities and gives higher propulsion efficiency
It improves the mixing of the hot and cold gas
flow to get higher propulsion efficiency?
Exhaust gas mixer
It aerodynamically stop the aircraft during landing?
Thrust reverser and brakes
Type if thrust reversers:
- Bucket door
- Clamshell
- Cascade vanes
- Pivoting door
Stall is accompanied by high egt.
Ball / Fixed
axial and radial
Roller / floating
radial load and it supports thermal
expansion.
Direct lubrication
- oil is directly sprayed onto the bearings.
- bearings with low loads.
- more intense lubrication
Indirect / underace lubrication
- sprayed on the inner wall
- oil stays on wall due to centrifugal force
Carbon seal
- used in AGB and sumps in bearing compartments.
- prevent leakage of oil
Do we use brush seals?
No
Pressure balancing
reduces axial load
Mas malakas na axial load sa compressor?
forward direction.
Mas malakas na axial load sa turbine?
aft direction
Accessory drive system is used to power the electric and hydraulic system.