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  • A compressor must be driven by some prime mover.


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  • A. Agree
  • B. Disagree

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  • Agree 


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    • 1. The gas in cooling chamber of a closed cycle gas turbine is cooled at

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    • A. constant volume
    • B. constant temperature
    • C. constant pressure
    • D. none of these
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    • 2. The volumetric efficiency of the compressor 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. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 3. In a single stage, single acting reciprocating air compressor, without clearance volume, the workdone is minimum during

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    • A. isothermal compression
    • B. isentropic compression
    • C. polytropic compression
    • D. none of these
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    • 4. The overall isothermal efficiency of the compressor is defined as the ratio of

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    • A. work required to compress the air isothermally to the actual work required to compress the air for the same pressure ratio
    • B. isothermal power to the shaft power or B.P. of the motor or engine required to drive the compressor
    • C. volume of free air delivery per stroke to the swept volume of the piston
    • D. isentropic power to the power required to drive the compressor
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    • 5. With the decrease in compression ratio, the volumetric efficiency

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    • A. does not change
    • B. increases
    • C. decreases
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    • 6. The overall thermal efficiency of an ideal gas turbine plant is (where r = Pressure ratio)

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    • A. r? - 1
    • B. 1 - r? - 1
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 7. In air compressors, free air delivery means the

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    • A. actual volume of the air delivered by the compressor when reduced to normal temperature and pressure conditions
    • B. volume of air delivered by the compressor
    • C. volume of air sucked by the compressor during its suction stroke
    • D. none of the above
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    • 8. Volumetric efficiency of a compressor decreases with __________ in compression ratio.

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    • A. decrease
    • B. increase
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    • 9. Which of the following statement is correct?

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    • A. The reciprocating compressors are best suited for high pressure and low volume capacity
    • B. The effect of clearance volume on power consumption is negligible for the same volume of discharge
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. If the flow of air through the compressor is parallel to its axis, then the compressor is

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    • A. reciprocating compressor
    • B. centrifugal compressor
    • C. axial flow compressor
    • D. turbo-compressor
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