Powerplant · Lesson 29 of 40
Turbine Engines
How gas turbine engines make thrust and shaft power: turbojet, turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft types, compressors, combustors, turbines and exhausts, performance and monitoring, starting and troubleshooting, inspection, trimming, bleed air, APUs and storage.
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- Explain the Brayton cycle and calculate thrust, thrust horsepower and bypass ratio
- Compare turbojet, turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft engines, and centrifugal and axial compressors
- Describe the combustion, turbine and exhaust sections and the main bearings and seals
- Interpret EPR, EGT and rpm indications and recognize hot starts, hung starts and common faults
- Apply the handbook's inspection, blade repair, trimming and storage practices