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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • True 


  • Compressors, Gas Dynamics and Gas Turbines problems


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    • 1. A rocket engine uses __________ for the combustion of its fuel.

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    • A. surrounding air
    • B. compressed atmospheric air
    • C. its own oxygen
    • D. none of these
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    • 2. Workdone by an air compressor __________ upon the way in which the air is compressed.

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    • A. depends
    • B. does not depend
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    • 3. The compressor capacity will be __________ if the temperature of intake air is lowest.

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    • A. lowest
    • B. highest
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    • 4. Reheating in a gas turbine

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    • A. increases the thermal efficiency
    • B. increases the compressor work
    • C. increases the turbine work
    • D. decreases the thermal efficiency
    • Discuss
    • 5. In a centrifugal compressor, the air enters the impeller axially and leaves the vane radially.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 6. The pressure ratio in a centrifugal compressor can be increased by increasing the tip speed and lowering the inlet temperature.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 7. A closed cycle gas turbine consists of a

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    • A. compressor
    • B. heating chamber
    • C. cooling chamber
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. The ratio of the net work obtained from the gas turbine plant to the turbine work is known as

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    • A. compression ratio
    • B. work ratio
    • C. pressure ratio
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The operation of lifts, rams and pumps make use of compressed air.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
    • Discuss
    • 10. A machine used to raise the pressure of air is called

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    • A. gas turbine
    • B. I.C engine
    • C. compressor
    • D. air motor
    • Discuss


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