Propulsive efficiency is defined as ratio of___________________?
A. Thrust power and fuel energy
B. Engine output and propulsive power
C. Propulsive power and fuel input
D. Thrust power and propulsive power
A rocket engine for the combustion of its fuel_____________________?
A. Carries its own oxygen
B. Uses surrounding air
C. Uses compressed atmospheric air
D. Does not require oxygen
Which of the following fuels can be used in turbojet engines _____________________?
A. Liquid hydrogne
B. High speed diesel oil
C. Kerosene
D. Demethylated spirit
Ram compression in turbojet involves____________________?
A. Reduction of speed of incoming air and conversion of part of it into pressure energy
B. Compression of inlet air
C. Increasing speed of incoming air
D. Lost work
Intercooling in gas turbine results in ____________________ ?
A. Increase in net output but decrease in thermal efficiency
B. Increase in thermal efficiency but decrease in net output
C. Increase in both thermal efficiency and net output
D. Decrease in both thermal efficiency and net output
In jet engines, paraffin is usually used as the fuel because of its _________________?
A. High calorific value
B. Ease of atomisation
C. Low freezing point
D. A. and c. above