Code No: RR410306 Set No.

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IV B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008
JET PROPULSION AND ROCKET ENGINEERING
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Explain with neat sketches the working of a simple constant pressure open
cycle gas turbine.
(b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of a closed cycle gas turbine over
open cycle gas turbine? What are the desirable properties of working uid
suitable for closed cycle operation? [8+8]
2. (a) What is meant by jet propulsion? What are the basic dierences between jet
propulsion cycle and shaft power cycle?
(b) The exit velocity from a jet unit is 650 m/s from an air ow of 40 kg/s through
the unit. The air craft is ying at 250 km/hr. Calculate the thrust developed,
the thrust power and the propulsion eciency. Neglect the eect of fuel.
[8+8]
3. An Aircraft ies at 960 kmph. One of the its turbojet engines takes in 40 kg/s of
air and expands the gases to the ambient pressure. The air fuel ratio is 50 and the
lower caloric value of the fuel is 43 MJ/Kg. For maximum thrust power determine
(a) Jet velocity
(b) thrust
(c) specic thrust
(d) thrust power
(e) propulsive, thermal, overall eciencies and TSFC. [16]
4. (a) Draw the sketch of a pulse jet engine. Write down its main advantages and
disadvantages.
(b) Describe the working of a scramjet engine. What is its advantages over the
ram jet engine. [8+8]
5. Explain the working principle of a hybrid rocket engine with a neat diagram? List
its applications. [16]
6. Draw the neat diagram of liquid propellant rocket engine? Compare with the
principle of operation with solid propellant rocket engine? [16]
7. (a) Draw a neat sketch of turbo pump feed system employed in rockets.
(b) How does cavitation occur in this system and what measures are taken to
prevent it?
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(c) What is the eect of cavitations on the operation of the rocket? [6+6+4]
8. (a) With the help of a neat diagram, explain the working of liquid bi-propellent
gas pressurization system.
(b) Discuss the possibility of rocket-powered vehicle having a ight velocity greater
than the exhaust velocity of the rocket motor. [8+8]

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Code No: RR410306 Set No. 2
IV B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008
JET PROPULSION AND ROCKET ENGINEERING
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Draw the schematic diagram of simple cycle with inter cooler and explain
briey the working principle. Draw also P-v and T-s diagrams of the cycle.
(b) A gas turbine is supplied with 60 kg/sec of gas at 5 bar and 800
0
C and expands
isentropically to 1 bar. Take the mean specic heats of the gas at constant
pressure and constant volume to be 1 kJ/kgK and 0.717 kJ/kg K respectively.
Calculate the exhaust gas temperature and power developed in Mw. [6+10]
2. (a) Explain the principle of jet propulsion and how you determine the thrust.
(b) Explain clearly the various eciencies associated with propulsion devices.
[8+8]
3. Calculate the air ow rate through the engine, cross section area of the propelling
nozzle exit, thrust, thrust power, propulsive and overall eciencies for a turbojet
engine from the following data, ight mach number = 0.85, ight altitude = 12000
m, cross sectional area of the inlet - diuser at entry = 0.5 m
2
. Air fuel ratio = 60,
conditions at the exit of the exhaust jet, pressure = 477 bar, temperature = 1000k,
velocity = 660 m/s, caloric value of the fuel = 43 MJ /kg. [16]
4. (a) Draw the sketch of a pulse jet engine. Write down its main advantages and
disadvantages.
(b) Describe the working of a scramjet engine. What is its advantages over the
ram jet engine. [8+8]
5. (a) What are the requirements of an ideal rocket propellant?
(b) Derive the equation for calculation of eective jet velocity in rocket? [8+8]
6. (a) Compare liquid propellant rocket engine with solid propellant rocket engine?
(b) What are dierent applications of solid propellant rocket engines? [8+8]
7. (a) Describe briey three important applications of rocket propulsion.
(b) What is the purpose of injectors in rocket engines? Describe an injector with
the aid of sketch. [4+12]
8. (a) With the help of a neat diagram, write about nuclear rocket engine.
(b) What are the advantages it has over other rocket engines. [8+8]

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Code No: RR410306 Set No. 3
IV B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008
JET PROPULSION AND ROCKET ENGINEERING
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1. The gas turbine takes air at 15
0
C the pressure ratio is 4 and maximum temperature
is limited to 560
0
C. Assuming isentropic eciencies of compressor and turbine as
83% and 86% respectively. Determine the overall eciency
(a) with out heat exchanger and
(b) with heat exchanger of an eectiveness of 0.75. [16]
2. (a) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of jet propulsion over other systems.
(b) Give the complete classication of thermal jet engines.
(c) Rockets are non-atmospheric thermal jet engines. Justify the statement.
[6+4+6]
3. Calculate the air ow rate through the engine, cross section area of the propelling
nozzle exit, thrust, thrust power, propulsive and overall eciencies for a turbojet
engine from the following data, ight mach number = 0.85, ight altitude = 12000
m, cross sectional area of the inlet - diuser at entry = 0.5 m
2
. Air fuel ratio = 60,
conditions at the exit of the exhaust jet, pressure = 477 bar, temperature = 1000k,
velocity = 660 m/s, caloric value of the fuel = 43 MJ /kg. [16]
4. (a) Describe the working of a ramjet engine.
(b) Depict the various thermodynamic processes occurring in it on h-S diagram.
(c) What is the eect at ight mach number on its eciency. [8+4+4]
5. (a) Discuss the possibility of rocket powdered vehicle having a ight velocity
greater than the exhaust velocity of the rocket motor?
(b) What are dierent types of rocket engines? Explain. [8+8]
6. Sketch the layout of liquid propellant rocket engine and explain its working. Give
its applications. [16]
7. (a) Describe briey three important applications of rocket propulsion.
(b) What is the purpose of injectors in rocket engines? Describe an injector with
the aid of sketch. [4+12]
8. (a) What is the working principle of plasma arc rocket engine?
(b) What are the basic components of the plasma arc rocket engine. Explain the
function of each. [8+8]

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Code No: RR410306 Set No. 4
IV B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008
JET PROPULSION AND ROCKET ENGINEERING
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1. In an open cycle constant pressure gas turbine air enters the compressor at 1.02
bar and 27
0
C. The pressure of air after the compression is 4 bar. The isentropic
eciencies of compressor and turbine are 78% and 85% respectively. The air fuel
ratio is 80:1. Calculate the power developed and thermal eciency of the cycle if
the ow rate of air is 2.5 kg/sec. Take Cp = 1.005 kJ/kgk, r = 1.4 for air and Cp
= 1.147 kJ/kg. and r = 1.33, for gasses, R = 0.287 kJ/kgk. C.V. of fuel = 42000
kJ/kg. [16]
2. (a) What is meant by jet propulsion? What are the basic dierences between jet
propulsion cycle and shaft power cycle?
(b) The exit velocity from a jet unit is 650 m/s from an air ow of 40 kg/s through
the unit. The air craft is ying at 250 km/hr. Calculate the thrust developed,
the thrust power and the propulsion eciency. Neglect the eect of fuel.
[8+8]
3. (a) What do you mean by Thrust Augmentation
(b) What are the dierent methods of thrust Augmentation ? Explain each meth-
ods. [4+12]
4. (a) How ram rocket combines the desirable characteristics of a racket and a ram
jet
(b) Discuss various performance curves of altitude with Mach number and Net
thrust for Ram jet engine. [8+8]
5. Explain the working principle of a hybrid rocket engine with a neat diagram? List
its applications. [16]
6. (a) What are the dierence between gas pressurization system and pump pressur-
ization system?
(b) What are dierent combinations of liquid bipropellants? Explain. [8+8]
7. (a) Dene the following quantities, write down their formulae and units: specic
impulse, total impulse, and specic propellant consumption.
(b) Calculate thrust, specic impulse, propulsive, thermal and overall eciencies
of a rocket engine from the following data:
Eective jet speed = 1250m/s.
Flight to jet speed ratio = 0.80
Oxidizer ow ratio = 3.5 kg/s
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Fuel ow rate = 1.0 kg/s
Heat of reaction per kg of exhaust gases = 2500 KJ/kg. [8+8]
8. (a) What is the working principle of plasma arc rocket engine?
(b) What are the basic components of the plasma arc rocket engine. Explain the
function of each. [8+8]

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