GATE Propulsion – Previous Year Questions by Topic

GATE Propulsion (Aerospace Engineering) previous year questions, topic by topic: Basics of thermodynamics, Aerothermodynamics of aircraft engines: thrust, efficiency, range and the Brayton cycle, Engine performance: ramjet, turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and after-burners, Intakes and nozzles: non-rotating propulsion components, Gas turbine combustors: types, combustion and stoichiometric fuel-to-air ratio, Turbomachinery: Axial compressors, work and compression, degree of reaction, multi-staging and more.

• Basics of thermodynamics 8 questions
• Aerothermodynamics of aircraft engines: thrust, efficiency, range and the Brayton cycle 4 questions
• Engine performance: ramjet, turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and after-burners 13 questions
• Intakes and nozzles: non-rotating propulsion components 5 questions
• Gas turbine combustors: types, combustion and stoichiometric fuel-to-air ratio 5 questions
• Turbomachinery: Axial compressors, work and compression, degree of reaction, multi-staging 12 questions
• Turbomachinery: Centrifugal compressors and axial turbines 8 questions
• Rockets: thrust equation, specific impulse, multi-staging, solid and liquid propellant rockets 12 questions