Combustion Section Flashcards

1
Q

combutstion chamber is also known as ____________

A

combustor

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2
Q

This must contain the burning mixture of air, and fuel, in order to generate the maximum
heat release, at a substantially constant pressure, so the turbine receives a uniformly expanded, heated, and accelerated stream
of gas.

A

Combustion Section

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3
Q

They are must be designed to enable more efficient use of fuel with less pollution of
the atmosphere.

A

Combustion Chamber

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4
Q

Why is efficient combustion increasingly more important?

A

rise in the cost of the fuel

the increasing awareness of the aviation
industry and the general public of the dangers of atmospheric pollution from the exhaust
smoke.

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5
Q

Air enters the combustion
chamber at a ______________
than which it enters the intake of
the engine.

A

slightly lower rate

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6
Q

The flame rate of kerosene is
approximately ___________.
If burning kerosene was exposed
to a ____________ airstream, it would
be extinguished immediately.

A

30 feet per second
500 ft/s

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7
Q

the air has a reduction in _______ and
there is an increase in _________.

A

air velocity
pressure

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8
Q

Based from the graph, the air has
a reduction in air velocity and
there is an increase in pressure.
This is achieved by passing it
through a____________.

A

divergent duct

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9
Q

The __________ is still
not enough and a further decrease must be achieved if the flame is not to blow out.

A

reduction in velocity

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