Engine Design MCQs : This section focuses on the "Engine Design". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Engine Design skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
_________ balances the pressure drops in fuel, oxidizer and pressurizing gas flow systems.
A. Performance balance program
B. Engine balance program
C. Optimization program
D. Fuel balance program
Question 2
_________ is not a type of engine by the degree of novelty.
A. New engine with new major components and new design
B. New engine with major components from existing engines.
C. Updated or improved version of a proven engine
D. Reuse of a decommissioned engine
Question 3
__________ generally do not take technical decisions on behalf of the rocket engine design.
A. Manufacturing experts
B. Field service experts
C. Stress analysis experts
D. Consultancy experts
Question 4
What is the simulation of the steady-state, internal conditions and functioning of the engine called?
A. Power balance
B. Optimization
C. Engine balance
D. Engine equilibrium
Question 5
Which of the following are key parameters of interest for the vehicle designer?
A. Both Inert mass and center of gravity
B. Inert mass, but not center of gravity
C. Center of gravity, but not inert mass
D. Neither center of gravity nor inert mass
Question 6
Which of the following is not a recommended source for arriving at a tentative decision about the engine to be made?
A. Mission requirements
B. Customer preferences
C. Past experiences
D. Full-fledged simulations
Question 7
Which of the following is not optimized in the optimization studies?
A. Mission duration
B. Chamber pressure
C. Nozzle area ratio
D. Thrust
Question 8
Which of the following primarily involves obtaining data from prior similar engines?
A. Preliminary engine performance estimates
B. Optimization studies
C. Testing of full scale models
D. Small scale modeling
Question 9
Which of the following studies usually result in a small improvement in vehicle performance?
A. Optimization studies
B. Mission analysis
C. Trajectory design
D. Launch site selection
Question 10
Key engine selection decisions are validated later in ___________ process by __________
A. deployment; testing new components and engines
B. development; testing new components and engines
C. preliminary stage; proposing new components and engines based on existing knowledge
D. mission analysis; proposing new components and engines based on existing knowledge