Questions chapter 1:

Q1.1 What is meant by air-breathing and non-air-breathing propulsion devices? Give examples.

Q1.2 Describe how a gas-turbine engine achieves high exit momentum.

Q1.3 Discuss the effect of altitude change on rocket performance.

Q1.4 Discuss different usages of rockets for space applications. Why satellites deviate from target orbit?

Q1.5 Write the energy equation for steady adiabatic flow through diffuser, compressor, combustor, turbine and nozzle.

Q1.6 For adiabatic flow of ideal gas, prove that the temperature ratio is given by

Q1.7 For one-dimensional constant-area steady adiabatic flow of ideal gas, prove that the pressure ratio is given by

Q1.8 When we have shock waves, the enthalpy is conserved across the shock while total pressure increases. True or
false. Correct if false (keep underlined words).

Q1.9 For isentropic flow, prove that the area ratio (A/A*) is given by

Q1.10 Air is flowing in a convergent-divergent nozzle with the following conditions:

Inlet: Area=0.4 , T1=1000 k, p1=3e5 pa
Throat: Area = 0.1
Exit: Mach No.=3
(a) If the exit conditions are such that the flow is fully expanded (throat is sonic and exit pressure is equal to
atmospheric pressure), assuming isentropic flow in the nozzle, calculate
(i) the inlet Mach number
(ii) the mass flow rate
(ii) the exit area
(b) If there is a heat transfer rate of 100 kW between the inlet and the throat
(i) what would be the new required throat area that correspond to sonic speed for this new condition?
(ii) calculate the Mach no for the original throat (Assume total temperature is the same for the original
throat and the new throat)
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Q1.11 What is the maximum temperature in the engine?

Q1.12 How thrust reverser works?

Q1.13 what is the difference between rotors and stators?

Q1.14 How to start a jet engine?

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Q1.15 Calculate the density of (dry) air where its static pressure and temperature are 3.0 MPa and 25C, respectively

Q1.16 Air is compressed from p1 = 100 kPa, T1 = 15C to p2 = 1.0 MPa isentropically. Calculate the exit temperature
and density of air. Assume = 1.4, R = 287 J/Kg K, and the gas is calorically perfect.

Q1.17 Consider the control volume shown. There are two inlets boundaries and one exit boundary where flow crosses
the control volume. Assuming the flow is steady and uniform, calculate the exit flow rate from the known inlet
conditions.

Q1.18 In placing a curved plate in front of a garden hose with a water flow rate of 0.1 kg/s, we have to exert an axial
force on the plate, as shown, to hold it in place. Estimate the axial and lateral forces, Fx and Fy, respectively, that are
needed to support the plate. (Note: u and v are x- and y-component of velocity, respectively.)

Q1.19 Let us consider a control volume with heat transfer rate and mechanical power (i.e., shaft power) exchange
specified at its boundaries. There is a single inlet and a single outlet where mass crosses the boundary in a steady and
uniform flow, as shown. Calculate the exit total and static temperatures Tt2 and T2, respectively (note that the gas is
not calorically perfect).
Q1.20 A reflected oblique shock has the following geometry.
Calculate (a) M1 (b) M2 (c) M3

Q1.21 In an adiabatic, constant-area flow of a perfect gas, the inlet conditions are p1 = 100 kPa, 1 = 1 kg/m3, and
u 1 = 100 m/s. At a downstream station the gas is at 200 m/s. Assuming the medium is air, calculate the corresponding
static pressure and density, p2 and p2, respectively. [Rair = 287 J/kg K, air = 1.4]

Q1.22 In a frictionless, constant-area flow of a perfect gas, the inlet conditions are 1 = 100 kPa, 1 = 1 kg/m3, and
u 1 = 100 m/s. At a downstream station the gas is at 200 m/s. Assuming the medium is air, calculate the corresponding
static pressure and density, p2 and p2, respectively. [Rair = 287 J/kg K, air = 1.4]

Q1.23 A subsonic nozzle is choked, i.e., M2 = 1.0. Also the exit static pressure is equal to the ambient pressure p0.
Calculate the axial force that is experienced by the nozzle, i.e., Fx,noz, nondimensionalized by p1A1.
Assume = 1.4.

Q1.24 Consider the flow of perfect gas in a duct with T2 /T1 = 1.01, p2/p1 = 1.038 and M2/M1 = 0.88. Assuming
gas properties are = 1.4 and R = 287 J/kg K, calculate
(a) the density ratio, 2/1 (b) the velocity ratio, V2/V1 (c) the duct area ratio, A2/A1