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Whataretheappropriatedomains/applicationsofusefor
reciprocatingcompressors?

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reciprocatingcompressors?

a. Typicallylowerhead,lowerflow
b. Typicallylowerhead,higherflow
c. Typicallyhigherhead,lowerflow
d. Typicallyhigherhead,higherflow

Q U EST I O N 2

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Whichofthefollowingisadisadvantageofreciprocating
compressors?
a. Pulsationisinherentandmustbedamped,
typicallyusingpulsationbottleswithadequate
volume.
b. Theyarelimitedintheirabilitytocopewith
changesinoperatingconditionsorspecification
errors.
c. Theycanonlybeusedwheninletflowsaregreater
that0.1actualm3/s.
d. Theyhaveacharacteristiccurveinwhichthe
dischargetoinletpressureratioislargely
independentofflowrate.
e. Youneedtwicethenumberofstagestoachieve
thegivenpincomparisonwithacentrifugal
compressor.

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Whichtypeofefficiencyleadstoamorerealistic
estimateoftheactualduty(orGHP)requiredbya
compressortodeliveracertaindischargepressure?
a. Themechanicalefficiencyshouldbeusedasthis
accountsforthefrictionallosseswithinthe
compressor.
b. Eithertheadiabaticefficiencyorthepolytropic
efficiencycanbeusedbecausetheybothlinkthe
actualGHPtotherequiredchangeinfluidenthalpy
calculatedalonganadiabaticorpolytropic
pathway,respectively.
c. Theadiabaticefficiencyshouldbeusedbecause
thepolytropicexponentforarealgasisnever
knownprecisely.
d. Togetarealisticestimateofthepowerrequired,
compressorcurvesrelatingspeed,flowrateand
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compressorcurvesrelatingspeed,flowrateand
dischargepressuremustbeused.

e. Thepolytropicefficiencyshouldbeusedbecause
norealprocessisperfectlyadiabatic.

Q U EST I O N 4

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Centrifugalcompressorsaresometimesreferredtoas
contantheadmachinesbecause:
a. Atconstantspeed,theircompressorcurveis
approximatelyhorizontal(exceptasthestonewall
limitisapproached).
b. Theygenerateapressurerisebyacceleratinga
gaswithaspinningrotorandthenusingabaffleto
convertthatkineticenergyintopressureenergy,as
dictatedbyBernoulli'sequation.
c. TheFanlaws,whichallowinterpolationbetween
compressorcurves,showthattheincreaseinhead
deliveredvariesasthesquareoftheincreasein
rotationalspeed.
d. Bladesarearrangedasbothstatorsandrotors,
allowinggastoflowaxially,butthismeanstwice
thenumberofstagesareneededtoachievea
givenpressurerise.
e. Atconstantspeed,theircompressorcurveis
approximatelyverticalbecausetheycandeliver
fluidsatnearlyanyheadbyvaryingthevolume
sweptbythepiston.

Q U EST I O N 5

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Whichlimitsurgeorstonewallismoreofapractical
concernwithnaturalgascompressors?
a. Thestonewallline,wherethecompressorreaches
its(highflow,minimumhead)limit,isthebiggest
concernbecausesonicvelocitiesaredifficultto
exceed.
b. Thestonewallline,wherethecompressorreaches
its(highflow,minimumhead)limit,isthebiggest
concernbecausenaturalgascontainscomponents
heavierthanpropane.
c. Thesurgeline,wherethecompressorreachesits
(highflow,minimumhead)limit,isthebiggest
concernbecauseitcausesbackflowandvibrations
thatcanresultinmechanicaldamage.
d. Thesurgeline,wherethecompressorreachesits
(lowflow,maximumhead)limit,isthebiggest

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(lowflow,maximumhead)limit,isthebiggest
concernbecauseitcausesbackflowandvibrations
thatcanresultinmechanicaldamage.

e. Thestonewallline,wherethecompressor
reachesits(lowflow,maximumhead)limit,is
thebiggestconcernbecausesonicvelocities
aredifficulttoexceed.

Q U EST I O N 6

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Onslide12oftheGascompressionplatformtutorial,
whatwasthetemperatureofthecompressedstream
whentheadiabaticefficiencywassetat73%andthe
dischargepressureat12.1bar?
a. About80C.
b. About210C
c. About35C
d. About110C
e. About165C

Q U EST I O N 7

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IntheGascompressionplatformtutorial,whatwerethe
magnitudesoftheenergystreamsrequiredbyCP1and
CP2?
a. About1.2and1.7MW,respectively.
b. About160and370kW,respectively.
c. About850and690kW,respectively.
d. About1.4and1.5MW,respectively.
e. About5.2and4.9MW,respectively.

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IntheGascompressionplatformtutorial,whatwerethe
magnitudesoftheenergystreamsextractedbyAC1and
AC2?
a. About1.4and1.5MW,respectively.
b. About1.2and1.7MW,respectively.
c. About850and690kW,respectively.
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d. About5.2and4.9MW,respectively.
e. About160and370kW,respectively.

Q U EST I O N 9

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IntheGascompressionplatformtutorial,whatspeedfor
CP3producesapressuredownstreamofAC3of6600
kPa?
a. About7500rpm.
b. About5000rpm.
c. About5900rpm.
d. About5600rpm.
e. About6300rpm.

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IntheGascompressionplatformtutorial,ifCP3produces
apressuredownstreamofAC3of6600kPa,whatisthe
temperatureofthegasenteringAC3?
a. About133C.
b. About150C.
c. About41C.
d. About165C.
e. About124C.

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