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Compressors,GasTurbinesandJetEngines
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1.Freeairistheairat
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(b)20Cand1kg/cm2andrelativehumidityof36%
(c)0Candstandardatmosphericconditions
(d)15Cand1kg/cm2
(e)25C,1kg/cm2andrelativehumidityof50%.
Ans:a

2.Standardairistheairat
(a)atmosphericconditionsatanyspecificlocation
(b)20Cand1kg/cm2andrelativehumidity36%
(c)0Candstandardatmosphericconditions
(d)15Cand1kg/cm2
(e)25C,1kg/cm2andRHof60%.
Ans:b
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6.Theoverallisothermaleiffciencyofcompressorisdefined
astheratioof
(a)isothermalh.p.totheBHPofmotor
(b)isothermalh.p.toadiabatich.p.
(c)powertodrivecompressortoisothermalh.p.
(d)worktocompressairisothermallytoworkforactual
compression
(e)isothermalworktoidealwork.
Ans:a

7.Themostefficientmethodofcompressingairisto
compressit
(a)isothermally
(b)adiabatically
(c)isentropically
(d)isochronically
(e)asperlawpV
Ans:a

8.Maximumworkisdoneincompressingairwhenthe
compressionis
(a)isothermal
(b)adiabatic
(c)polytropic
(d)anyoneoftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

9.Thepressureandtemperatureconditionsofairatthe
suctionofcompressorare
(a)atmospheric
(b)slightlymorethanatmospheric
(c)slightlylessthanatmospheric
(d)pressureslightlymorethanatmosphericandtemperature
slightlylessthanatmospheric
(e)pressuresightlylessthanatmosphericandtemperature
slightlymorethanatmospheric.
Ans:e

10.Isothermalcompressioneffeicencycanbeattainedby
runningthecompressor

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(a)atveryhighspeed
(b)atveryslowspeed
(c)ataveragespeed
(d)atzerospeed
(e)isothermally.
Ans:b

11.Thecompressorcapacitywithdecreaseinsuction
temperature
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainsunaffected
(d)mayincreaseordecreasedependingoncompressor
capacity
(e)increasesuptocertainlimitandthendecreases.
Ans:a

12.Isothermalcompressionefficiency,evenwhenrunningat
highspeed,canbeapproachedbyusing
(a)multistagecompression
(b)coldwaterspray
(c)both(a)and(b)above
(d)fullyinsulatingthecylinder
(e)highstroke.
Ans:c

13.Compressionefficiencyiscomparedagainst
(a)idealcompression
(b)adiabaticcompression
(c)botiiisothermalandadiabaticcompression
(d)isentropiccompression
(e)isothermalcompression.
Ans:e

14.Aeroplanesemployfollowingtypeofcompressor
(a)radialflow
(b)axialflow
(c)centrifugal
(d)combinationofabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

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15.Intercoolingincompressors
(a)coolsthedeliveredair
(b)resultsinsavingofpowerincompressingagivenvolume
togivenpressure
(c)isthestandardpracticeforbigcompressors
(d)enablescompressionintwostages
(e)preventscompressorjacketrunningveryhot.
Ans:b

16.Anidealaircompressorcyclewithoutclearanceonpv
diagramcanberepresentedbyfollowingprocesses
(a)oneadiabatic,twoisobaric,andoneconstantvolume
(b)twoadiabaticandtwoisobaric
(c)twoadiabatic,oneisobaricandoneconstantvolume
(d)oneadiabatic,oneisobaricandtwoconstantvolume
(e)twoisobaric,twoadiabaticandoneconstantvolume.
Ans:a

17.Anidealaircompressorcyclewithclearanceonpv
diagramcanberepresentedbyfollowingprocesses
(a)oneadiabatic,twoisobaric,andoneconstantvolume
(b)twoadiabaticandtwoisobaric
(c)twoadiabatic,oneisobaricandoneconstantvolume,
(d)oneadiabatic,oneisobaricandtwoconstantvolume
(e)twoisobaric,twoadiabaticandoneconstantvolume.
Ans:b

18.Whatwillbethevolumeofairat327Cifitsvolumeat
27Cis1.5m3/mt
(a)3m3/mt.
(b)1.5m3/mt
(c)18m3/mt
(d)6m3/mt
(e)0.75m3/mt.
Ans:a

19.Theworkdoneperunitmassofairincompressionwillbe
leastwhennisequalto
(a)1
(b)1.2,
(c)1.3

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(d)1.4
(e)1.5
Ans:a

20.Isothermalcompressionthoughmostefficient,butisnot
practicablebecause
(a)ityrequiresverybigcylinder
(b)itdoesnotincreasepressuremuch
(c)itisimpossibleinpractice
(d)compressorhastorunatveryslowspeedtoachieveit
(e)itrequirescylindertobeplacedinwater.
Ans:d

21.RatioofindicatedH.P.andbrakeH.P.isknownas
(a)mechanicalefficiency
(b)volumetricefficiency
(c)isothermalefficiency
(d)adiabaticefficiency
(e)relativeefficiency.
Ans:a

22.Theratioofworkdoenpercycletothesweptvolumein
caseofcompressoriscalled
(a)compressionindex
(b)compressionratio
(c)compressorefficiency
(d)meaneffectivepressure
(e)compressoreffectiveness.
Ans:d

23.Cylinderclearanceinacompressorshouldbe
(a)aslargeaspossible
(b)assmallaspossible
(c)about50%ofsweptvolume
(d)about100%ofsweptvolume
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

24.Ratioofcompressionistheratioof
(a)gaugedischargepressuretothegaugeintakepressure
(b)absolutedischargepressuretotheabsoluteintake

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pressure
(c)pressuresatdischargeandsuctioncorrespondingtosame
temperature
(d)strokevolumeandclearancevolume
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

25.Clearancevolumeinactualreciprocatingcompressorsis
essential
(a)toaccommedateValvesinthecylinderhead
(b)toprovidecushioningeffect
(c)toattainhighvolumetricefficiency
(d)toavoidmechanicalbangofpistonwithcylinderhead
(e)toprovidecushioningeffectandalsotoavoidmechanical
bangofpistonwithcylinderhead.
Ans:e

26.Thenetworkinputrequiredforcompressorwithincrease
inclearancevolume
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainssame
(d)increases/decreasesdependingoncompressorcapacity
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c

27.Ratioofindicatedh.p.toshafth.p.inknownas
(a)compressorefficiency
(b)isothermalefficiency
(c)volumetricefficiency
(d)mechanicalefficiency
(e)adiabaticefficiency.
Ans:d

28.Volumetricefficiencyis
(a)theratioofstrokevolumetoclearancevolume
(b)theratiooftheairactuallydeliveredtotheamountof
pistondisplacement
(c)reciprocalofcompressionratio
(d)indexofcompressorperformance

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(e)proportionaltocompressionratio.
Ans:b

29.Volumetricefficiencyofaircompressorsisoftheorderof
(a)2030%
(b)4050%
(c)6070%
(d)7090%
(e)90100%.
Ans:d

30.Volumetricefficiencyofacompressorwithclearance
volume
(a)increaseswithincreaseincompressionratio
(b)decreaseswithincreaseincompressionratio
(c)innotdependentuponcompressionratio
(d)mayincrease/decreasedependingoncompressorcapacity
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:b

31.Volumetricefficiencyofacompressorwithoutclearance
volume
(a)increaseswithincreaseincompressionratio
(b)decreaseswithincreaseincompressionratio
(c)isnotdependentuponcompressinratio
(d)mayincrease/decreasedependingoncompressorcapacity
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c

32.Theclearancevolumeoftheaircompressoriskept
minimumbecause
(a)itallowsmaximumcompressiontobeachieved
(b)itgreatlyaffectsvolumetricefficiency
(c)itresultsinminimumwork
(d)itpermitsisothermalcompression
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

33.Eulersequationisapplicablefor
(a)centrifugalcompressor
(b)axialcompressor

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(c)pumps
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

40.Outofthefollowing,fromwhereyouwillprefertotake
intakeforaircompressor
(a)fromanairconditionedroommaintainedat20C
(b)fromoutsideatmosphereat1C
(c)fromcoalyardside
(d)fromasidewherecoolingtowerislocatednearby
(e)fromanyoneoftheabovelocations.
Ans:d

41.Miningindustryusuallyemploysfollowingmotivepower
(a)A.C.electricmotor
(b)compressedair
(c)petrolengine
(d)dieselengine
(e)D.C.electricmotor.
Ans:b

42.Whichisfalsestatementaboutairreceivers
(a)Theseareusedtodampenpulsations,
(b)Theseactasreservoirtotakecareofsuddendemands
(c)Theseincreasecompressorefficiency
(d)Theseknockoutsomeoilandmoisture
(e)Thesereducefrequenton/offoperationofcompressors.
Ans:c

44.Anairreceiveristobeplacedoutside.Shoulditbeplaced
in
(a)sun
(b)shade
(c)rain
(d)enclosedroom
(e)anywhere.
Ans:

45.Whichisfalsestatementaboutmultistagecompression.
(a)Powerconsumptionperunitofairdeliveredislow

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(b)Volumetricefficiencyishigh
(c)Itisbestsuitedforcompressionratiosaround7:1
(d)Themoistureinairiscondensedintheintercooler
(e)Outlettemperatureisreduced.
Ans:b

46.Inmultistagecompressor,theisothermalcompressionis
achievedby
(a)employingintercooler
(b)byconstantlycoolingthecylinder
(c)byrunningcompressoratveryslowspeed
(d)byinsulatingthecylinder
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

47.Reciprocatingaircompressorisbestsuitedfor
(a)largequantityofairathighpressure
(b)smallquantityofairathighpressure
(c)smallquantityofairatlowpressure
(d)largequantityofairatlowpressure
(e)anyoneoftheabove.
Ans:a

48.Rotarycompressorisbestsuitedfor
(a)largequantityofairathighpressure
(b)smallquantityofairathighpressure
(c)smallquantityofairatlowpressure
(d)largequantityofairatlowpressure
(e)anyoneoftheabove.
Ans:b

49.Thecapacityofcompressorwillbehighestwhenitsintake
temperatureis
(a)lowest
(b)highest
(c)anything.
(d)atmospheric
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

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50.Aftercoolerisusedto
(a)cooltheair
(b)decreasethedeliverytemperatureforeaseinhandling
(c)causemoistureandoilvapourtodropout
(d)reducevolume
(e)increasepressure.
Ans:c

51.Toaviodmoisturetroubles,thecompressedairmainline
should
(a)risegraduallytowardsthepointofuse
(b)dropgraduallytowardsthepointofuse
(c)belaidvertically
(d)belaidexactlyhorizontally
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

52.Separatorsincompressorinstallationsarelocated
(a)beforeintercooler
(b)afterintercooler
(c)afterreceiver
(d)betweenaftercoolerandairreceiver
(e)beforesuction.
Ans:d

53.Theareaofactualindicatordiagramonanaircompressor
ascomparedtoareaofidealindicatordiagramis
(a)less
(b)more
(c)same
(d)more/lessdependingoncompressorcapacity
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:b

54.Anaircompressormaybecontrolledby
(a)throttlecontrol(b)clearancecontrol
(c)blowoffcontrol
(d)anyoneoftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

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55.Thecompressorefficiecnyisthe
(a)isothermalH.P/indicatedH.R
(b)isothermalH.P./shaftH.R
(c)totaloutput/airinput
(d)compressionwork/motorinput
(e)noneOftheabove.
Ans:a

56.Toavoidmoisturetroubles,thebranchconnectionsfrom
compressedairlinesshouldbetakenfrom
(a)topsideofmain
(b)bottomsideofmain
(c)leftsideofmain
(d)rightsideofmain
(e)anylocation.
Ans:a

57.Thethrustontherotorinacentrifugalcompressoris
producedby
(a)radialcomponent
(b)axialcomponent
(c)tangentialcomponent
(d)resultantcomponent
Ans:b

58.Thecompressorperformanceathigheraltitudecompared
tosealevelwillbe
(a)same
(b)higher
(c)lower
(d)dependentonotherfactors
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

59.Acompressorathighaltitudewilldraw
(a)morepower
(b)lesspower
(c)samepower
(d)more/lesspowerdependingonotherfactors
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

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60.Duringpeakloadperiods,thebestmethodofcontrolling
compressorsis
(a)startstopmotor
(b)constantspeedunloader
(c)reliefvalve
(d)variablespeed
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

61.Acentrifugalcompressorworksontheprincipleof
(a)conversionofpressureenergyintokineticenergy
(b)conversionofkineticenergyintopressureenergy
(c)centripetalaction
(d)generatingpressuredirectly
(e)combinationof(a)and(d).
Ans:b

62.Foracompressor,leastworkwillbedoneifthe
compressionis
(a)isentropic
(b)isothermal
(c)polytropic
(d)somewhereinbetweenisentropicandisothermal
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

67.Inacompressor,freeairdeliveredistheactualvolume
deliveredatthestatedpressurereducedto
(d)N.T.P.conditions
(b)intaketemperatureandpressureconditions
(c)0Cand1kg/cm2
(d)20Cand1kg/cm2
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

68.Thevolumetircefficiencyofacompressoriscalculatedon
thebasisof
(a)volumeofairinhaledatworkingconditions
(b)volumeofairinhaledatN.T.P.conditions
(c)volumeat0Cand1kg/cm2
(d)volumeat20Cand1kg/cm2

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(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

69.Thevolumetricefficiencyofacompressorfallsroughlyas
followsforevery100mincreaseinelevation
(a)0.1%
(b)0.5%
(c)1.0%
(d)5%
(e)10%.
Ans:c

70.Forslowspeedlargecapacitycompressor,followingtype
ofvalvewillbebestsuited
(a)poppetvalve
(b)mechanicalvalveofthecorliss,sleeve,rotaryor
semirotarytype
(c)discorfeathertype
(d)anyoftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

71.Duringbaseloadoperation,thebestmethodofcontrolling
compressoris
(a)startstopmotor
(b)constantspeedunloader
(c)reliefvalve
(d)variablespeed
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

72.Morethanonestagewillbepreferredforreciprocating
compressorifthedeliverypressureismorethan
(a)2kg/cm2
(b)6kg/cm2
(c)10kg/cm2
(d)14.7kg/cm2
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

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73.Theadvantageofmultistagecompressionoversinglestage
compressionis
(a)lowerpowerconsumptionperunitofairdelivered
(b)highervolumetricefficiency
(c)decreaseddischargetemperature
(d)moisturefreeair
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e

74.Pickupthewrongstatementaboutadvantagesof
multistagecompression
(a)betterlubricationispossibleadvantagesofmultistage
(b)morelossofairduetoleakagepastthecylinder
(c)mechanicalbalanceisbetter
(d)aircanbecooledperfectlyinbetween
(e)moreuniformtorque,lightcylinderandsavinginwork.
Ans:b

75.Asthevalueofindexisdecreased,thevolumetric
efficiencywill
(a)increase
(b)decrease
(c)remainunaffected
(d)mayincrease/decreasedependingoncompressor
clearance
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

76.Theratioofoutletwhirlvelocitytobladevelocityincaseof
centrifugalcompressoriscalled
(a)slipfactor
(b)velocityfactor
(c)velocitycoefficient
(d)bladeeffectiveness
Ans:a

79.Lossesinacentrifugalcompressoraredueto
(a)inletlosses
(b)impellerchannellosses
(c)diffuserlosses
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(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:d

80.Thevolumetricefficiencyofacompressorfallsroughlyas
followsforevery5Cincreaseinatmospherictemperature
(a)0.1%
(b)0.5%
(c)1%
(d)5%
(e)10%.
Ans:c

81.Theindicatedworkperunitmassofairdeliveredis
(a)directlyproportionaltoclearancevolume
(b)greatlyaffectedbyclearancevolume
(c)notaffectedbyclearancevolume
(d)inverselyproportionaltoclearancevolume
Ans:c

89.Foractualsinglestagecentrifugalcompressor,the
maximumpressureratioisoftheorderof
(a)1:1.2
(b)1:2
(c)1:4
(d)1:10
(e)1:1
Ans:

90.Whichisfalsestatementaboutadvantagesofmultistage
compressorincomparisontosinglestagecompressor
(a)lesspowerrequirement
(b)bettermechanicalbalance
(c)lesslossofairduetoleakagepastthecylinder
(d)moreeffectivelubrication
(e)lowervolumetricefficiency.
Ans:e

91.TheratioofisentropicworktoEulerworkisknownas
(a)pressurecoefficient
(b)workcoefficient
(c)polytropicreaction

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(d)slipfactor
(e)compressorefficiency.
Ans:a

92.Thecriterionofthethermodynamicefficiencyforrotary
compressoris
(a)isentropiccompression
(b)isothermalcompression
(c)polytropiccompression
(d)anyoneoftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

93.Forsupplyingintermittentsmallquantityofairathigh
pressure,followingcompressorisbestsuited
(a)centrifugal
(b)reciprocating
(c)axial
(d)screw
(e)turbojet.
Ans:b

94.Forminimumworkinmultistagecompression,assuming
sameindexofcompressioninallstages
(a)workdoneinfirststageshouldbemore
(b)workdoneinsubsequentstagesshouldincrease
(c)workdoneinsubsequentstagesshoulddecrease
(d)workdoneinallstagesshouldbeequal
(e)workdoneinanystageisnocriterionforminimumwork
butdependsonotherfactors.
Ans:d

95.Foratwostagecompressor*ifindexofcompressionfor
higherstageisgreaterthanindexofcompressionforlower
stage,thentheoptimumpressureascomparedtoidealcase
will
(a)increase
(b)decrease
(c)remainunaffected
(d)otherfactorscontrolit

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(e)unpredictable.
Ans:a

96.Diffuserinacompressorisusedto
(a)increasevelocity
(b)maketheflowstreamline
(c)convertpressureenergyintokineticenergy
(d)convertkineticenergyintopressureenergy
(e)increasedegreeofreaction.
Ans:d

98.Theratioofisentropicworktoeulersworkisknownas
(a)compressorefficiency
(b)isentropicefficiency
(c)Eulersefficiency
(d)pressurecoefficient
(e)pressureratio.
Ans:d

99.Thethermodynamicefficiencyofrotarycompressoris
basedon
(a)isothermalcompression
(b)adiabaticcompression
(c)isentropiccompression
(d)polytropiccompression
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

100.Phenomenonofchokingincompressormeans
(a)noflowofair
(b)fixedmassflowrateregardlessofpressureratio
(c)reducingmassflowratewithincreaseinpressureratio
(d)increasedinclinationofchordwithairsteam
(e)doesnotoccur.
Ans:b

Compressors,GasTurbinesandJetEngines
InterviewQuestionsandAnswers:
101.Themaximumcompressionratioinanactualsinglestage
axialflowcomperssorisoftheorderof
(a)1:1.2

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(b)1:2
(c)1:5
(d)1:10
(e)1:1
Ans:a

102.Maximumdeliverypressureisarotaryaircompressoris
oftheorderof
(a)6kg/cm2
(b)10kg/cm2
(c)16kg/cm2
(d)25kg/cm2
(e)40kg/cm2.
Ans:b

103.Surgingisthephenomenonof
(a)airstreamblockingthepassage
(b)motionofairatsonicvelocity
(c)unsteady,periodicandreversedflow
(d)airstreamnotabletofollowthebladecontour
(e)productionofnoairpressure.
Ans:c

104.Pickupwrongstatement.
Surgingphenomenonincentrifugalcompressordependson
(a)massflowrate
(b)pressureratio
(c)changeinload
(d)stagnationpressureattheoutlet
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:d

105.Theratiooftheincreaseinpressureinrotorbladesto
totalincreaseinpressureinthestageiscalled
(a)pressureratio
(b)pressurecoefficient
(c)degreeofreaction
(d)slipfactor
(e)stagefactor.
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106.Axialflowcompressorresembles
(a)centrifugalpump
(b)reciprocatingpump
(c)turbine
(d)slidingvanecompressor
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

107.Axialflowcompressorhasthefollowingadvantageover
centrifugalcompressor
(a)largerairhandlingabilityperunitfrontalarea
(b)higherpressureratioperstage
(c)aerofoilbladesareused
(d)higheraveragevelocities
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

108.Actualcompressioncurveis
(a)sameasisothermal
(b)sameasadiabatic
(c)betterthanisothermalandadiabatic
(d)inbetweenisothermalandadiabatic
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

109.Atmosphericpressureis1.03kg/cmandvapourpressure
is0.03kg/cm.Theairpressurewillbe
(a)1.03kg/cm2
(b)1.06kg/cm2
(c)1.00kg/cm2
(d)0.53kg/cm2
(e)0.5kg/cm2.
Ans:c

110.Thepressureratioofanidealvanedcompressorwith
increaseinmassflowrate
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainsconstant
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(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c

111.Rotarycompressorsaresuitablefor
(a)largedischargeathighpressure
(b)lowdischargeathighpressure
(c)largedischargeatlowpressure
(d)lowdischargeatlowpressure
(e)thereisnosuchlimitation.
Ans:c

112.Thevloumetricefficiencyofcompressorwithincreasein
compressionratiowill
(a)increase
(b)decrease
(c)remainsame
(d)mayincrease/decreasedependingonclearancevolume
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

113.Stallingofbladesinaxialflowcompressoristhe
phenomenonof
(a)airstreamblockingthepassage
(b)motionofairatsonicvelocity
(c)unsteadyperiodicandreversedflow
(d)airstreamnotabletofollowthebladecontour
(e)productionofnoairpressure.
Ans:d

114.Pickupthewrongstatement
(a)centrifugalcompressorsdeliverpracticallyconstant
pressureoveraconsiderablerangeofcapacities
(b)Axialflowcompressorshaveasubstantiallyconstant
deliveryatvariablepressures
(c)centrifugalcompressorshaveawiderstableoperating
rangethanaxialflowcompressors
(d)axialflowcompressorsarebiggerindiametercomparedto
centrifugaltype
(e)axialflowcompressorsapttobelongerascomparedto
centrifugaltype.
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115.Theworkratioofagasturbineplantisdefinedasthe
ratioof
(a)networkoutputandheatsupplied(6)networkoutputand
workdonebyturbine
(c)actualheatdropandisentropicheatdrop
(d)networkoutputandisentropicheatdrop
(e)isentropicincrease/dropintemperatureandactual
increase/dropintemperature.
Ans:b

116.Gasturbineworkson
(a)BraytonorAtkinsoncycle
(b)Carnotcycle
(c)Rankinecycle
(d)Erricssoncycle
(e)Joulecycle.
Ans:a

117.Theworkratioofsimplegasturbinecycledependson
(a)pressureratio
(b)maximumcycletemperature
(c)minimumcycletemperature
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneofdieabove.
Ans:d

118.Thepressureratioforanopencyclegasturbine
comparedtoclosedcyclegasturbineofsameh.p.is
(a)low
(b)high
(c)same
(d)low/highdependingonmakeandtype
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:a

119.Opencyclegasturbineworkson
(a)BraytonorAtkinsoncycle
(6)Rankinecycle
(c)Carnotcycle
(d)Erricssoncycle

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(e)Joulecycle.
Ans:a

120.Thefuelconsumptioningasturbinesisaccountedforby
(a)low.erheatingvalue
(b)higherheatingvalue
(c)heatingvalue
(d)highercalorificvalue
(e)highestcalorificvalue.
Ans:a

121.Gasturbinesforpowergeneraionarenormallyused
(a)tosupplybaseloadrequirements
(b)tosupplypeakloadrequirements
(c)toenablestartthermalpowerplant
(d)inemergency
(e)whenothersourcesofpowerfail.
Ans:b

122.MechanicalefficiencyofgasturbinesascomparedtoI.C
enginesis
(a)higher
(b)lower
(c)same
(d)dependsononodierconsiderations
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:a

123.Theratioofspecificweighf/h.p.ofgasturbinandI.C
enginesmaybetypicallyoftheorderof
(a)1:1
(b)2:1
(c)4:1
(d)1:2
(e)1:6.
Ans:e

124.Thethermalefficiencyofagasturbineascomparedtoa
dieselplantis
(a)same
(b)more

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(c)less
(d)dependsonotherfactors
(e)unpredictably.
Ans:c

125.Theairfuelratioingasturbinesisoftheorderof
(a)7:1
(b)15:1
(c)30:1
(d)40:1
(e)50:1.
Ans:e

126.Thepressureratioingasturbinesisoftheorderof
(a),2:l
(b)4:1
(c)61:1
(d)9:1
(e)12:1.
Ans:c

128.Thehottestpointinagasturbineis
(a)atthebase
(b)atthetip
(c)inthecenter
(d)between~toiofthebladeheight
(e)uniformlyheated.
Ans:d

129.Thefollowingistrueforanopencyclegasturbinehaving
exhaustheatexchanger.Atmosphericairbeforeenteringthe
compressoris
(a)heated
(b)compressedairbeforeenteringthecombustionchamberis
heated
(c)bledgasfromturbineisheatedandreadmittedfor
completeexpansion
(d)exhaustgasesdrivethecompressor
(e)partofexhaustgasesareheatedandmixedupwith
atmosphericairtoutiliseexhaustheat.
Ans:b

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130.Gasturbinebladesaregivenarake
(a)equaltozero
(b)inthedirectionofmotionofblades
(c)oppositetothedirectionofmotionofblades
(d)dependingonthevelocity
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

131.Efficiencyofgasturbineisincreasedby
(a)reheating
(b)intercooling
(c)addingaregenerator
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

132.Temperatureofgasesatendofcompressionascompared
toexhaustgasesinagasturbineis
(a)higher
(b)lower
(c)equal
(d)cantbecompared
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:b

133.Theidealefficiencyofsimplegasturbinecycledepends
on
(a)pressureratio
(b)maximumcycletemperature
(c)minimumcycletemperature
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

134.Thethermalefficiencyofasimplegasturbineforagiven
turbineinlettemperaturewithincreaseinpressureratio
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)firstincreasesandthendecreases
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(e)remainssame.
Ans:a

135.Gasturbinesusefollowingtypeofaircompressor
(a)centrifugaltype
(b)reciprocatingtype
(c)lobetype
(d)axialflowtype
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

136.Astheturbineinlettemperatureincreases,thethermal
efficiencyofgasturbinefortheoptimumpressureratio
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainssame
(d)firstincreasesandthendecreases
(e)firstdecreasesandthenincreases.
Ans:a

137.Thereisacertainpressureratio(optimum)foragas
turbineatwhichitsthermalefficiencyismaximum.With
increaseinturbinetemperature,thevalueofpressureratiofor
thepeakefficiencywould
(a)remainsame
(b)decrease
(c)increase
(d)unpredictable
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

138.Thematerialcommonlyusedforaircraftgasturbineis
(a)stainlesssteel
(b)highalloysteel
(c)duralumin
(d)Timken,HasteandInconelallpys
(e)titanium.
Ans:d

139.Itisnotpossibletouseclosedgasturbinecyclein
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(a)itisinefficient
(b)itisbulky
(c)itrequirescoolingwaterforitsoperation
Ans:c

140.Thecombustionefficiencyofagasturbineusingperfect
combustionchamberisoftheorderof
(a)50%
(b)75%
(c)85%
(d)90%
(e)99%.
Ans:e

141.Thejnaximumcombustionpressureingasturbineas
comparedtoI.C.engineis
(a)more
(b)less
(c)same
(d)dependsonotherfactors
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:b

142.Foranirreversiblegasturbinecycle,theefficiencyand
workratiobothdependon
(a)pressureratioalone
(b)maximumcycletemperaturealone
(c)minimumcycletemperaturealone
(d)bothpressureratioandmaximumcycletemperature
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

143.Producergasisproducedby
(a)carbonisationofcoal
(b)passingsteamoverincandescentcoke
(c)passingairandalargeamountofsteamoverwastecoalat
about65C
(d)partialcombustionofcoal,coke,anthracitecoalor
charcoalinamixedairsteamblast
(e)samewayasthenaturalgas.
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144.Watergasisproducedby
(a)carbonisationofcoal
(b)passingsteamoverincandescentcoke
(c)passingairandalargeamountofsteamoverwastecoalat
about65C
(d)partialcombustionofcaol,eke,anthractiecoalorcharcoal
inamixedairsteamblast
(e)samewayasthenaturalgas.
Ans:b

14Waterisinjectedingasturbinecycleto
(a)controltemperature
(b)controloutputofturbine
(c)controlfirehazards
(d)increaseefficiency
(e)itisneverdone.
Ans:b

146.Agasturbineusedinaircraftshouldhave
(a)highh.p.andlowweight
(b)lowweightandsmallfrontalarea
(c)smallfrontalareaandhighh.p.
(d)highspeedandhighh.p.
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:b

148.Theclosedcycleingasturbines
(a)providesgreaterflexibility
(b)provideslesserflexibility
(c)inneverused
(d)isusedwhengasistobeburnt
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

149.Intheaxialflowgasturbine,theworkratioistheratioof
(a)compressorworkandturbinework
(b)outputandinput
(c)actualtotalheadtempeaturedroptotheisentrpictotal
headdropfromtotalheadinlettostaticheadoutlet
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(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

150.Thedegreeofreactionofanaxialflowturbineistheratio
ofisentropictemperaturedropinabladerowtothe
(a)adiabatictemperaturedropinthestage
(b)totaltemperaturedrop
(c)totaltemperaturedropinthestage
(d)totaladiabaitctemperaturedrop
(e)differenceofmaximumandminimumtemperatureinthe
cycle.
Ans:c

153.Ifinfinitenumberofheatersbeusedinagasturbine,
thenexpansionprocessinturbineapproaches
(a)isothermal
(b)isentropic
(c)adiabatic
(d)isochoric
(e)isobaric.
Ans:a

154.Pickupthecorrectstatement
(a)gasturbineuseslowairfuelratiotoeconomiseonfuel
(b)gasturhineuseshighairfuelratiotoreduceoutgoing
temperature
(c)gasturbineuseslowairfuelratiotodevelopthehigh
thrustrequired
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

15Intercoolingingasturbineresultsin
(a)increaseinnetoutputbutdecreaseinthermalefficiency
(b)increaseinthermalefficiencybutdecreaseinnetoutput
(c)increaseinboththermalefficiencyandnetoutput
(d)decreaseinboththermalefficiencyandnetoutput
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

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156.IfV,UandVrrepresenttheabsolutevelocityoffluid,
velocityofblade,andrelativevelocityoffluid,andsuffixiand
ostandforentryandexitconditions,theninarotarymachine
whosedegreeofreactionisunity
(a)Vi=V0
(b)Vt>V0
(c)U,<V0
(d)V,=U0
(e)Vri=Vm.
Ans:a

157.Pickupthewrongstatement
(a)largegasturbinesemployaxialflowcompressors
(b)axialflowcompressorsaremorestablethancentrifugal
typecompressorsbutnotasefficient
(c)axialflowcompressorshavehighcapacityandefficiency
(d)axialflowcompressorshaveinstabilityregionofoperation
(e)centrifugalcompressorsareusedmainlyonlowflow
pressureratiogasturbines.
Ans:b

158.Thepoweravailablefortakeoffandclimbincaseof
turbojetengineascomparedtoreciprocatingengineis
(a)less
(b)more
(c)same
(d)maybelessormoredependingonambientconditons
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:a

159.Pickupthecorrectstatement
(a)largegasturbinesuseradialinflowturbines
(b)gasturbineshavetheirbladessimilartosteamturbine
(c)gas.turbinesbladewillappearasimpulsesectionatthe
hubandasareactionsectionattip
(d)gasturbinesusebothairandliquidcooling
(e)alloftheabovearecorrect.
Ans:c

160.Aclosedgasturbineinwhichfuelisburntdirectlyinthe
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(a)highpressureratio
(b)increasinggastemperature
(c)highspecificvolume
(d)highfrictionlosses
(e)paucityof02.
Ans:e

161.Choosethecorrectstatement
(a)gasturbinerequireslotofcoolingwater
(b)gasturbineiscapableofrapidstartupandloading
(c)gasturbineshaveflatefficiencyatpartloads
(d)gasturbineshavehighstandbylossesandrequirelotof
maintenance
(e)gasturbinescanbeusedtogeneratepoweronly.
Ans:b

162.Ramcompressioninturbojetinvolves
(a)reductionofspeedofincomingairandconversionofpart
ofitintopressureenergy
(b)compressionofinletair
(c)increasingspeedofincomingair
(d)lostwork
(e)leakagelosses.
Ans:a

163.Ingasturbines^highthermalefficiencyisobtainedin
(a)closedcycle
(b)opencycle
(c)bothoftheabove
(d)closed/opendependingonotherconsiderations
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:a

164.Inthecrosscompoundingofthegasturbineplant
(a)h.p.compressorLconnectedtoh.p.turbineandl.p.
compressorotl.p.turbine
(b)h.p.compressorisconnectedtol.p.turbineandl.p.
compressorisconnectedtoh.p.turbine
(c)boththearrangementscanbeemployed
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(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

16Ajetengineworksontheprincipleofconservationof
(a)mass
(b)energy
(c)flow
(d)linearmomentum
(e)angularmomentum.
Ans:d

166.Injetengines,fortheefficientproductionoflargepower,
fuelisburntinanatmosphereof
(a)vacuum
(b)atmosphericair
(c)compressedair
(d)oxygenalone
(e)liquidhydrogen.
Ans:c

167.Whichofthefollowingfuelscanbeusedinturbojet
engines
(a)liquidhydrogne
(b)highspeeddieseloil
(c)kerosene
(d)demethylatedspirit
(e)methylalcohol
Ans:c

168.Turbopropellerhasthe^followingadditionalfeature
overtheturbojet
(a)peopeller
(b)diffuser
(c)intercooler
(d)turbineandcombustionchamber
(e)startingengine.
Ans:a

169.Propulsiveefficiencyisdefinedasratioof
(a)thrustpowerandfuelenergy
(b)engineoutputandpropulsivepower

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(c)propulsivepowerandfuelinput
(d)thrustpowerandpropulsivepower
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

170.Injetengines,paraffinisusuallyusedasthefuelbecause
ofits
(a)highcalorificvalue
(b)easeofatomisation
(c)lowfreezingpoint
(d)(a)and(c)above
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

171.Arocketengineforthecombustionofitsfuel
(a)carriesitsownoxygen
(b)usessurroundingair
(c)usescompressedatmosphericair
(d)doesnotrequireoxygen
(e)dependsonelectricalenergysuppliedbysolarcells.
Ans:a

172.Arocketworkswithmaximumoverallefficiencywhenair
craftvelocityisequaltothe
(a)jetvelocity
(b)twicethejetvelocity
(c)halfthejetvelocity
(d)averageofthejetvelocity
(e)nosuchcorelationshipwithjetvelocityexists.
Ans:c

173.Propulsionefficiencyofthefollowingorderisobtainedin
practice
(ti)34%
(b)50%
(c)60%
(d)72%
(e)85%.
Ans:c

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174.Themaximumpropulsionefficiencyofaturbojetis
attainedataroundfollowingspeed
(a)550km/hr
(b)1050km/hr
(c)1700km/hr
(d)2400km/hr
(e)4000km/hr.
Ans:d

17Injetpropulsionpowerunit,theinletductofdiverging
shapeisusedinorderto
(a)collectmoreair
(b)convertkineticenergyofairintopressureenergy
(c)providerobuststructure
(d)beautifytheshape
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

176.Injetenginestheproductsofcombustionafterpassing
throughthegaslurbinearedischargedinto
(a)atmosphere
(b)backtothecompressor
(c)dischargenozzle
(d)vacuum
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

177.Theairentryvelocitymarocketascomparedtoaircraft
is
(a)same
(b)more
(c)less
(d)zero
(e)dependentonpowerandspeed.
Ans:d

183.Theweightperhorsepowerratioforgas.turbineas
comparedtoI.C.engineandsteamturbineis
(a)same
(b)higher
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(d)uncomparable
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c

184.Fighterbombersusefollowingtypeofengine
(a)turbojet
(b)turbopropeller
(c)rocket
(d)ramjet,
(e)pulsojet.
Ans:a

18Pickupthewrongstatement
(a)pulsojetrequiresnoambientairforpropulsion
(b)ramjetenginehasnoturbine
(c)turbinedrivescompressorinaburbojet
(d)bypassturbojetengineincreasesthethrustwithout
adverselyaffecting,thepropulsiveefficiencyandfuel
economy
(e)propellerisanindirectreactiondevice.
Ans:a

186.Thrustofajetpropulsionpowerunitcanbeincreasedby
(a)burningfuelaftergasturbine
(b)injectingwaterinthecompressor
(c)injectingammoniaintothecombustionchamber
(d)allofthethreeabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:

187.Thebladesofgasturbinearemadeof
(a)mildsteel
(b)stainlesssteel
(c)carbonsteel
(d)highalloyseel
(e)highnicketalloy(neimonic).
Ans:e

188.Thefollowingpropertyismostimportantformaterial
usedforgasturbineblade
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(b)fatigue
(c)creep
(d)corrosionresistance
(e)bulkmodulus.
Ans:c

189.Theeffectivepowerofgasturbinesisincreasedbyadding
thefollowingincompressor
(a)ammoniaandwatervapour
(b)carbondioxide
(c)nitrogen
(d)hydrogen
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

190.Highairfuelratioisusedingasturbines
(a)toincreasetheoutput
(b)toincreasetheefficiency
(c)tosavefuel
(d)toreducetheexittemperature
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

191.Airfuelratioinajetenginewillbeoftheorderof
(a)10:1
(b)15:1
(c)20:1
(d)60:1
(e)100:1.
Ans:d

192.Inwhichcasetheairfuelratioislikelytobemaximum
(a)2strokeengine
(b)4strokepetrolengine
(c)4strokediesefengine
(d)multicylinderengine
(e)gasturbine.
Ans:e

193.Injetenginesthecompressionratio
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(b)Varieslinearlytothespeed
(c)variesassquareofthespeed
(d)variesascubeofthespeed
(e)isconstantirrespectiveofvariationinspeed.
Ans:c

194.Thespecificoutputperkgmassflowrateofagasturbine
(havingfixedefficienciesofcompressorandturineandfixed
higherandlowertemperature)withincreaseinpressureratio
will
(a)increasefirstatfastrateandthenslow
(b)increasefirstatslowrateandthenfast
(c)decreasecontinuously
(d)firstincrease,reachmaximumandthendecrease
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

19Theworkingfluidinaiturbineis
(a)intwophases
(b)inthreephases
(c)inasinglephase
(d)intheformofairandwatermixture
(e)gasandnoair.
Ans:c

196.Gasturbinecyclewithregenerator
(a)increasesthermalefficiency
(b)allowshighcompressionratio
(c)decreasesheatlossisexhaust
(d)allowsoperationatveryhighaltitudes
(e)permitshighmoisturecontentfueltobeused.
Ans:a

197.Thecompressionratioinagasturbineisoftheroderof
(a)3.5:1
(b)5:1
(c)8:1
(d)12:1
(e)20:1.
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198.Reheatinginmultistageexpansiongasturbineresultsin
(a)highthermalefficiency
(b)reductionincompressorwork
(c)decreaseofheatlossinexhaust
(d)maximumworkoutput
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

199.Themainpurposeofreheatingingasturbineisto
(a)increasetemperature
(b)reduceturbinesize
(c)increasepoweroutput
(d)increasespeed
(e)increasepressureratio.
Ans:c

200.Reheatingingasturbineresultsin
(a)increaseofworkratio
(b)decreaseofthermalefficiency
(c)decreaseofworkratio
(d)both(a)and(b)above
(e)both(b)and(c)above.
Ans:d

201.Workratioofagasturbineplantisratioof
(a)networkoutputandworkdonebyturbine
(b)networkoutputandheatsupplied
(c)workdonebyturbineandheatsupplied
(d)workdonebyturbineandnetworkoutput
(e)actual/heatdropandisentropicheatdrop.
Ans:a

202.Workratioofagasturbinemaybeimprovedbyf
(a)decreasingthecompressionwork
(b)increasingthecompressionwork
(c)increasingtheturbinework
(d)decreasingtheturbinework
(e)(a)and(c)above.
Ans:e

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203.Maximumtempratureinagasturbineisoftheorderof
COMPRESSORS,GASTURBINESANDJETENGINES
(a)2500C
(b)2000C
(c)1500C
(d)1000C
(e)700C.
Ans:e

21Intheaircraftpropellers
(a)thepropulsivematteriscausedtoflowaroundthe
propelledbody
(b)propulsivematterisejectedfromwithinthepropelled
body
(c)itsfunctioningdoesnotdependonpresenceofair
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

216.Inairbreathingjetengine,thejetisformedbyexpading
(a)gases
(b)solids
(c)liquid
(d)plasma
(e)highlyheatedatmosphericair.
Ans:e

217.Ramjetengine
(a)isselfoperatingatzeroflightspeed
(b)isnotselfoperatingatzero^flightspeed
(c)requiresnoairforitsoperation
(d)producesajetconsistingofplasma
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

218.Forspeedabove3000km/hour,itismoreadvantageous
touse
(a)turbojetengine
(b)ramjetengine
(c)propellers
(d)rockets

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(e)hydraulicjetpropulsion.
Ans:b

219.Asimpleturbojetengineisbasically
(a)apropellersystem
(b)gasturbineengineequippedwithapropulsivenozzleand
diffuse*
(c)chemicalrocketregine
(d)ramjetenigne
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

220.Whichofthefollowingplantsissmallestandlightestfor
genratingagivenamountofpower
(a)steampowerplant
(b)petrolengine
(c)dieselengine
(d)solarplant
(e)gasturbineplant.
Ans:e

221.Inturbofanengine,thejetvelocityascomparedtoturbo
jetengineis
(a)less
(b)more
(c)same
(d)maybelessormoredepeninguponspeed
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

222.Turbofanengineemploys
(a)oneairstream
(b)twoormoreairstreams
(c)noairstream
(d)solidfuelfiring
(e)rocketprincipleforitsoperation.
Ans:b

223.Pressureratioingasturbinesistheratioof
(a)compressorpressureratio
(b)highestpressuretoexhaustpressure

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(c)inletpressuretoexhaustpressure
(d)pressuresacrosstheturbine
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

224.Pickupthefalsestatement
(a)gasturbineisaselfstartingunit
(b)gasturbinedoesnotrequirehugequantityofwaterlike
steamplant
(c)exhaustlossesingasturbinearehighduetolargemass
flowrate
(d)overallefficiencyofgasturbineplantislowerthanthatof
areciprocatingengine
(e)gasturbinecanbeeasilystartedandstoppedandthusis
bestsuitedforpeakingdemands.
Ans:a

22Theefficiencyandworkratioofagasturbineplantcanbe
increasedby
(a)usingmulitstagecompressorwithmfercooler
(b)addingheatexchanger
(c)injectingwaterin/aroundcombustionchamber
(d)reheatingtheairafterpartialexpansionintheturbine
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e

226.Pickupthecorrectstatement
(a)closedcyclegasturbineisanI.Cengine
(b)gasturbineusessameworkingfluidoverandoveragain
(c)airfuelratioinagasturbineis100:1
(d)idealefficiencyofclosedcyclegasturbineplantismore
thancarnotcycleefficiency
(e)thrustinturbojetisproducedbynozzleexitgases.
Ans:e

227.Thecompressionratioinajetenginevariesproportional
to
(a)speed
(b)speed
(c)altitude
(d)Vspeed

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(e)doesnotVary.
Ans:b

228.Theefficiencyofjetengineis
(a)higheratground
(b)higherathighaltitudes
(c)sameatallaltitudes
(d)higherathighspeed
(e)loweratlowspeed.
Ans:b

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