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  • The clearance volume in the compressor is kept minimum because it effects on volumetric efficiency.


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    • 1. Which of the following statement is correct?

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    • A. The ratio of the discharge pressure to the inlet pressure of air is called compressor efficiency.
    • B. The compression ratio for the compressor is always greater than unity.
    • C. The compressor capacity is the ratio of workdone per cycle to the stroke volume.
    • D. During isothermal compression of air, the workdone in a compressor is maximum.
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    • 2. The ratio of workdone per cycle to the stroke volume of the compressor is known as

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    • A. compressor capacity
    • B. compression ratio
    • C. compressor efficiency
    • D. mean effective pressure
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    • 3. The compressed air may be used

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    • A. in gas turbine plants
    • B. for operating pneumatic drills
    • C. in starting and supercharging of I.C. engines
    • D. all of the above
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    • 4. The volume of air delivered by the compressor is called

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    • A. free air delivery
    • B. compressor capacity
    • C. swept volume
    • D. none of these
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    • 5. The compression ratio in a gas turbine is

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    • A. 4
    • B. 1
    • C. 9
    • D. 12
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    • 6. When the temperature of air leaving the intercooler, in a two stage compression with intercooler, is __________ the original atmospheric air temperature, then the intercooling is known as perfect or complete intercooling.

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    • A. equal to
    • B. less than
    • C. more than
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    • 7. The increase in pressure in a vane blower takes place first due to compression and then due to back flow of air.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 8. Intercooling in multi-stage compressors is done

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    • A. to cool the air during compression
    • B. to cool the air at delivery
    • C. to enable compression in two stages
    • D. to minimise the work of compression
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    • 9. The stagnation pressure rise in a centrifugal compressor takes place

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    • A. in the diffuser only
    • B. in the impeller only
    • C. in the diffuser and impeller
    • D. in the inlet guide vanes only
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    • 10. The type of rotary compressor used in aeroplanes, is of

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    • A. centrifugal type
    • B. axial flow type
    • C. radial flow type
    • D. none of these
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