ASSIGNMENT
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Textbook Assignment:
“Gas Turbines,” chapter 6, pages 6-1 through 6-20, and “Internal
Combustion Engines,” chapter 7, pages 7-1 through 7-14.
4-1. The patent application for the gas
turbine, as we know it today, was
submitted in 1930 by what person?
1. Sir Frank Whittle
2. Christian Huygens
3. Thomas Young
4. Augustin Fresnel
4-2. The United States entered the gas
turbine field in what year?
1. 1910
2.
1941
3. 1953
4.
1961
4-3. The first jet aircraft was flown in
the United States in what year?
1. 1910
2. 1920
3.
1931
4. 1942
4-4. The U.S. Navy entered the marine gas
turbine field with which of the
following types of ships?
1. Aircraft carriers
2. Battleships
3. Patrol gunboats
4. Destroyers
4-5. What is basically stated in Newton’s
third law of motion?
1. For every reaction there is an
equal and opposite action
2. For every action there is an
unequal and opposite reaction
3. For every unequal action there is
an unequal reaction
4. For every action there is an equal
and opposite reaction
4-6. The Otto cycle consists of how many
basic events?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
4-7. What are the two primary means of
classifying gas turbine engines?
1. By the type of compressor used and
how the power is used
2. By the type of pistons used and
how the power is used
3. By the type of fuel used and the
weight
4. By the length of the engines and
their rated horsepower
4-8. Most gas turbines of modern design
use what type of compressor?
1. Single-entry
2. Dual-entry
3. Triple-entry
4. Single-stage
4-9. In the axial-flow engine, where is
the compressor located?
1. On the side of the engine
2. At the rear of the engine
3. At the front of the engine
4. On top of the engine
4-10. What are the three basic types of gas
turbines in use?
1. Dual shaft, twin spool, and split
end
2. Single spool, common shaft, and
split shaft
3. Single shaft, split end, and twin
spool
4. Single shaft, split shaft, and
twin spool
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