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What four factors are the most important to consider when using an alloy for the turbine section |
Thermal shock resistance, High creep strength, low coefficient of expansion, corrosion resistance |
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What is the function of the nozzle diaphragm in the hot section of a turbine engine |
Directs the flow of gases on to the turbine at the most effective angle |
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Stress ruptures in turbine blades are caused by what |
High temperatures |
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What turbine will design features will reduce vibration in lesson exhaust gas bypassing the turbine blade |
Shrouded tip blades |
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What are the two parts of a combustion section |
Outer case, inner liner |
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Straw coloration on the turbine blades indicates what |
Leaded gasoline has been used as a fuel |
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Aside from expanding the mass, what are the other two purposes of the combustion section |
Confine the combustion process, allow largest in gas volume to occur |
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What are the three types of combustion Chambers used by turbine engines |
Can, annular, can annular |
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What is pumped or piped back to the turbine nozzle to help keep them cooler |
Bleed air |
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What are the two types of turbine Wheels used in a gas turbine engine |
Radial inflow, axial flow |
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Turbine blades that have been removed need a temporary identification written on them what up pencil suffice what about wax or grease pencil |
None of those can be used |
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Turbine blades have been removed from the turbine wheel for detail inspection when reinstalling them, where must you installed the blades |
Where they were previously installed |
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Which type of combustor will require technicians to split the engine to remove it |
Annular |
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What is the purpose of the turbine section in a gas turbine engine |
Drive the compressor and accessories |
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What thermodynamic cycle does the combustion section of a turbine engine |
Brayton cycle |
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What function do the holes, slots, and louvers on a combustor perform |
To Route the primary and secondary air |
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What are the three types of axial turbine blades |
Impulse, reaction, impulse reaction |
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Turbulent inlet conditions could cause the two types of turbine malfunction |
Compressor stall, surge |
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If Engineers needed to extract more energy from the exhaust gases than a single turbine will could observe, what would be the solution to extract more energy |
Add more turbine Wheels |
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If you can type combustor system, how will all of the cans that do not have a igniters light off |
Method is provided to allowed to igniters to light off all of the cans |
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What type of combustor design is the outer case and inner liner remove together as one unit |
Can type |
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What is the purpose of active clearance control |
Controlling turbine case expansion |
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What component does the low pressure turbine drive |
Low-pressure compressor, N1 |
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What is the blade attachment method used by turbine blades to keep them attached to the turbine wheel |
Fir tree method |
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What is the most critical variable for turbine engine operation? What component location is this variable the highest |
Turbine inlet temperature (TIT) In the combustion chamber |
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What two things will prevent the turbine case from Contracting around the turbine wheel blade assembly |
Cool down time before performing a shutdown |
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What part of a impulse reaction blade has the reaction design |
The tip |
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Can a technician use layout dye to Mark hot section turbine parts |
Yes |
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The super alloy inconel is based on what two primary metals |
Nickel chromium |
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What does Charles law state |
Volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature |
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What is it called when a blade suffers from deformation caused by time, temperature in centrifugal force |
Creep |
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What is an disadvantage to the radial inflow turbine |
Short service life |
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High mass air flow engines will use which type of combustor Flow Design |
Through flow |
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75% of the energy created in the combustion section is used to do what |
Move turbine and accessories |
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What part of a turbine engine converts fluid flow into mechanical motion |
Turbine section |
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The term flameout describes what condition |
Loss of the combustion flame due to various conditions |
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What is a blucket |
Rotor when assembled on the disc are commonly referred to as a wheel |
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Describe a shrouded turbine wheel |
When the wheel is assembled around the blade from a ring or shroud |
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Which combustor design is the most efficient and lightest weights |
Annular type |
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What two advantages does the fir tree attachment method provide the turbine blades |
Greater surface area for tensile strength, better heat transfer |
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which type of combustor design has each fuel nozzle with its own inner liner, but share the outer case with the other |
Can annular |
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What type of combusted would be considered single or double |
Annular |
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Radial inflow turbine Wheels extract how much energy out of the exhaust gases |
Almost 100% |
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In a turbine section, what is the first, the rotating component or the stationary |
Stationary |
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What type of turbine wheel is not used in Flight engines |
Radial inflow |
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The combustion chamber has the highest of what |
The largest increase in gas volume |
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In a gas turbine engine, what specific section has the highest stress |
Turbine section |
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75% of the air flow through the core of the turbine engine is used to perform what |
Cooling |
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Stress rupture cracks usually go in what direction of the turbine blade |
Perpendicular |
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Engineers can design combustor with two type of flow |
Through flow and reverse flow
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What are the advantages of through flow |
Is to allow the exhaust gas velocity to remain constant |
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What is the advantage of reverse flow |
Allowed to make a shorter engine |