Question
3 Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
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1.
An engine is a device which converts heat energy into mechanical enerEy
2. The steam locomotive is an example of an internal combustion engine.
3
Rocket engines can be used in space as their fuel contains oxygen.
4. Reciprocating engines are different from piston engines.
OO
5. Piston and turbine engines work on different principles.
OO
6. In heat engines the source of power is intake.
7 In a gas-turbine engine, the process occurs in separate sections, whereas in a piston
engine it occurs in one compartment, the cylinder.
OO
One of the requirements an aircraft engine has to meet is the capability of prolonged
high energy production.
Answer
False. Prolonged high power production is one of the requirements an aircraft engine has to meet.