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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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Correct Answer: The compression ratio for the compressor is always greater than unity.
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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Correct Answer: mean effective pressure
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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Correct Answer: all of the above
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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Correct Answer: compressor capacity
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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Correct Answer: 1
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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Correct Answer: equal to
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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Correct Answer: Correct
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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Correct Answer: to minimise the work of compression
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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Correct Answer: in the diffuser and impeller
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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Correct Answer: axial flow type
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