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i. Stagnation temperature
iii. The flow rate per square meter of the inlet cross section.
(AU: NOV/DEC 2006, NOV/DEC 2007 MAY/JUNE 2009 AND MAY/JUNE 2013)
3. Air is discharged from a receiver at P0 = 6.91 bar ant T0 = 325C through a nozzle to an exit
pressure of 0.98 bar. If the flow rate is 3600 kg/h. Determine for isentropic flow
4. A conical air diffuser has an inlet diameter of 40cm and an exit diameter of 80cm. Air
enters the diffuser with a static pressure of 200 kpa, static temperature of 37 ̊C and velocity
of 265 m/s. Calculate
(AU: NOV/DEC 2007, NOV/DEC 2008, MAY/JUNE 2009, MAY/JUNE 2010 AND
MAY/JUNE 2011)
5. Air (Cp = 1.05 KJ/Kg-K, 𝜸 = 1.38) at P1 = 3 X 105 N/m2 and T1 = 500K flows with a velocity of
200 m/s in a 30cm diameter duct available. Calculate
2. A combustion chamber in a gas turbine plant receives air at 350 K, 0.55 bar and 75 m/s.
The air fuel ratio is 29 and calorific value of the fuel is 41.87 MJ/Kg. Taking 𝜸=1.4, R=0.287
KJ/Kg-K for gas determine
3. The Mach number at inlet and exit for a Rayleigh flow are M1 = 3 and M2 = 1.5. At inlet
static pressure of air is 50KPa and stagnation temperature is 295 K. Find
4. A circular duct of 35 cm diameter passes gas at a Mach number of 2.0. The static pressure
and temperature are 1 bar and 410 K respectively. A normal shock occurs at a Mach number
of 1.4 and the exit Mach number is 1. If the co-efficient of friction is 0.002. Calculate
5. A circular duct passes 8.25 kg/s of air at an exit Mach number of 0.5. The entry pressure
and temperature are 3.5 bar and 38 ̊C respectively and co-efficient of friction is 0.005. If the
Mach number at entry is 0.15. Determine
(AU: MAY/JUNE 2005, MAY/JUNE 2009, MAY/JUNE 2010, MAY/JUNE 2012 MAY/JUNE
2015 AND MAY/JUNE 2016)
2. A convergent divergent nozzle is designed to expand air from a reservoir in which the
pressure is 800kPa and temperature is 40 ̊C to give a Mach number at exit of 2.5. The throat
is 25 cm2. Find
i. Mass flow rate
ii. Exit area
iii. When a normal shock appears at a section where the area is 40 cm2, determine the
pressure and temperature at exit.
3. A jet of air entering the subsonic diffuser are P0 = 1 bar, and T = 280 K. The entry Mach
number is 2 and the ratio of the exit to entry area of the diffuser is 4. If there is a normal
shock wave just outside the diffuser entry. Determine the following for exit
i. Mach number
ii. Temperature
iii. Pressure
iv. Stagnation pressure loss
(AU: MAY/JUNE 2007, NOV/DEC 2008, MAY/JUNE 2010, MAY/JUNE 2011 AND
MAY/JUNE 2016)
4. A gas at a pressure of 340 m bar, temperature of 355 K and entry Mach number of 1.4 is
expanded isentropically to 140 m bar. Calculate the following
i. Deflection angle
ii. Final Mach number
iii. Final temperature of the gas.
(AU: APR/MAY 2008, APR/MAY 2011, APR/MAY 2015 AND MAY/JUNE 2016)
2. An aircraft takes 45 kg/s of air from the atmosphere and flies at a speed of 950 kmph. The
air fuel ratio is 50 and the calorific value of the fuel is 42 MJ/kg. For maximum thrust power,
Find
i. Jet velocity
ii. Thrust
iii. Specific thrust
iv. Thrust power
v. Propulsive efficiency
vi. Thermal efficiency
vii. Overall efficiency
viii.Thrust specific fuel consumption (TSFC)
3. A turbojet flies at a speed of 870 kmph at an altitude of 10,000 m. The data for the
engine is given below
Diameter at inlet section = 0.74 m
Velocity of the gases at the exit of the jet pipe = 505 m/s
Pressure at the exit of the jet pipe = 0.28 bar
Air-fuel ratio = 42
Determine
i. Air flow rate through the engine
ii. Thrust
iii. Specific thrust
iv. Specific impulse
v. Thrust power
vi. TSFC
4. A turbo jet propels an aircraft at a speed of 900 km/hr, while taking 3000 kg of air per
minute. The isentropic enthalpy drop in the nozzle is 200 kJ/Kg and the nozzle efficiency
90%. The air-fuel ratio is 85 and the combustion efficiency id 95%. The calorific value of the
fuel is 42,000 kJ/Kg. Calculate
5. A ramjet engine operates at M = 1.2 at an altitude of 6500 m. The diameter of inlet diffuser
at entry is 50 cm and the stagnation temperature at the nozzle entry is 1500 K. The calorific
value of the fuel used is 40 MJ/kg. The properties of the combustion gases are same those of
air gas (𝜸=1.4, R= 287 J/Kg-K). The velocity of the air at the diffuser exit is negligible.
Calculate
(MAY/JUN 2009, NOV/DEC 2011, MAY/JUN 2010, MAY/JUN 2014 AND NOV/DEC 2014)
(b) Types of rocket engines and theory of rocket propulsion. Explain hybrid
propellant rocket.
Thrust =7 KN
Determine
(NOV/DEC 2009, MAY/ JUNE 2012, NOV/DEC 2014 AND MAY/ JUNE 2016)
4. A rocket flies at a speed of 10,000 kmph with an effective exhaust jet velocity of 1350 m/s
and the heat produced by the propellant is 6600 kJ/kg. If the propellant flow rate is 4.8 kg/s.
Determine
i. Propulsive efficiency
ii. Propulsive power
iii. Engine output
iv. Thermal efficiency
v. Overall efficiency
(MAY/ JUNE 2012 AND NOV/DEC 2014)
5. Calculate the thrust, specific impulse, propulsive efficiency, thermal and overall
efficiencies of a rocket engine from the following data: