The compressor capacity will be __________ if the temperature of intake air is lowest.

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• Workdone by an air compressor __________ upon the way in which the air is compressed.
• A rocket engine uses __________ for the combustion of its fuel.
• In jet propulsion power unit, the inlet duct of diverging shape is used for converting kinetic energy of air into pressure energy.
• 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 machine used to raise the pressure of air is called
• In a jet engine, the compression varies as the square of the speed.
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