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  • In a compressed air system, the temperature of air discharged from the air motor is __________ than the initial compressor intake temperature.


  • Options
  • A. more
  • B. less

  • Correct Answer
  • less 


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    • 1. A jet engine has

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    • A. no propeller
    • B. propeller in front
    • C. propeller at back
    • D. propeller on the top
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    • 2. A gas turbine used in air-craft should have low weight and small frontal area.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 3. A receiver in compressor installations is used to damp pressure waves in compressor discharge.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 4. In a compressor, work is done on the piston during suction of air and work is done by the piston during compression as well as delivery of air.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 5. Maximum work is saved in a two stage reciprocating air compressor with incomplete intercooling.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 6. The compressor efficiency is defined as the ratio of volume of free air delivery per stroke to the swept volume of the piston.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 7. Euler's equation can be used for

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    • A. radial flow compressors
    • B. axial flow compressors
    • C. pumps
    • D. all of these
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    • 8. The temperature of air at the beginning of the compression stroke is __________ the atmospheric temperature.

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    • A. equal to
    • B. less than
    • C. more than
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    • 9. The overall efficiency of the compressed air system is the

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    • A. ratio of shaft output of the air motor to the shaft input to the compressor
    • B. ratio of shaft input to the compressor to the shaft output of air motor
    • C. product of shaft output of air motor and shaft input to the compressor
    • D. none of the above
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    • 10. In a centrifugal compressor, the ratio of the __________ to the blade velocity is called slip factor.

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    • A. inlet whirl velocity
    • B. outlet whirl velocity
    • C. inlet velocity of flow
    • D. outlet velocity of flow
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