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  • The temperature of air at the beginning of the compression stroke is __________ the atmospheric temperature.


  • Options
  • A. equal to
  • B. less than
  • C. more than

  • Correct Answer
  • more than 


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    • 1. Euler's equation can be used for

    • Options
    • A. radial flow compressors
    • B. axial flow compressors
    • C. pumps
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. The compressor efficiency is defined as the ratio of volume of free air delivery per stroke to the swept volume of the piston.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. A jet engine has

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

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 6. The overall efficiency of the compressed air system is the

    • Options
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a centrifugal compressor, the ratio of the __________ to the blade velocity is called slip factor.

    • Options
    • A. inlet whirl velocity
    • B. outlet whirl velocity
    • C. inlet velocity of flow
    • D. outlet velocity of flow
    • Discuss
    • 8. Free air is the air at atmospheric conditions at any specific location.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 9. For maximum work, the reheating should be done to an intermediate pressure of (where p1 = Maximum pressure, and p2 = Minimum pressure)

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D. p1p2
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following statement is correct relating to rocket engines?

    • Options
    • A. The combustion chamber in a rocket engine is directly analogous to the reservoir of a super sonic wind tunnel
    • B. The stagnation conditions exist at the combustion chamber
    • C. The exit velocities of exhaust gases are much higher than those in jet engine
    • D. all of the above
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