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Compressors, Gas Dynamics and Gas Turbines
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The compressor capacity will be __________ if the temperature of intake air is lowest.
Options
A. lowest
B. highest
Correct Answer
highest
Compressors, Gas Dynamics and Gas Turbines problems
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1. Reheating in a gas turbine
Options
A. increases the thermal efficiency
B. increases the compressor work
C. increases the turbine work
D. decreases the thermal efficiency
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Correct Answer: increases the thermal efficiency
2. In a centrifugal compressor, the air enters the impeller axially and leaves the vane radially.
Options
A. Yes
B. No
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Correct Answer: No
3. The intercooler pressure, for minimum work required, for a two stage reciprocating air compressor, is given by (where
p
1
= Intake pressure of air,
p
2
= Intercooler pressure, and
p
3
= Delivery pressure of air)
Options
A.
p
2
=
p
1
x
p
3
B.
p
2
=
p
1
/
p
3
C.
p
2
=
p
1
x
p
3
D.
p
2
=
p
3
/
p
1
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Correct Answer:
p
2
=
p
1
x
p
3
4. The performance of air compressor at high altitudes will be __________ as compared to that at sea level.
Options
A. same
B. lower
C. higher
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Correct Answer: lower
5. In a turbo jet engine, subsequent to heat addition to compressed air, to get the power output, the working substance is expanded in
Options
A. exit nozzle, which is a constant volume process
B. exit nozzle, which is essentially an isentropic process
C. turbine blades, which is a constant volume process
D. turbine blades, which is essentially an isentropic process
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Correct Answer: turbine blades, which is essentially an isentropic process
6. Workdone by an air compressor __________ upon the way in which the air is compressed.
Options
A. depends
B. does not depend
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Correct Answer: depends
7. A rocket engine uses __________ for the combustion of its fuel.
Options
A. surrounding air
B. compressed atmospheric air
C. its own oxygen
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: its own oxygen
8. In jet propulsion power unit, the inlet duct of diverging shape is used for converting kinetic energy of air into pressure energy.
Options
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
9. The pressure ratio in a centrifugal compressor can be increased by increasing the tip speed and lowering the inlet temperature.
Options
A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Correct
10. A closed cycle gas turbine consists of a
Options
A. compressor
B. heating chamber
C. cooling chamber
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
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