Jet Engine Operating Principles Flashcards
-An aircraft taxiing at a steady speed can be used to demonstrate?
Newton’s first law of motion
Which type of duct would decrease the velocity and increase the pressure of the gases as it passes through?
Divergent
What does fuel for an engine represent?
Potential energy
The temperature of compressed air in jet engine must be raised to?
Increase energy
Which section of the jet engine introduces and burns fuel?
Combustion
Which method of producing thrust does a turboprop engine use?
Accelerating a large mass of air through a small velocity change
Which type of horsepower is delivered to the propeller for useful work?
Brake
The air temperature of a jet engine gradually rises across the compressor to the diffuser outlet as a result of?
Compression
Which engine component meter fuel for combustion?
Fuel control
What happens to the energy that is absorbed by the turbine wheel?
The energy is returned to the compressor
