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What will be the volume of air at 327°C if its volume at 27°C is 1.5 m3/mt ?

  • (A)  3 m3/mt
  • (B)  1.5 m3/mt
  • (C)  18 m3/mt
  • (D)  6 m3/mt
  • (E)  0.75 m3/mt
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Isothermal compression though most efficient, but is not -practicable because_________________?

  • (A)  ityrequires very big cylinder
  • (B)  it does not increase pressure much
  • (C)  it is impossible in practice
  • (D)  compressor has to run at very slow speed to achieve it
  • (E)  it requires cylinder to be placed in water
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Inter cooling in compressors__________________?

  • (A)  cools the delivered air
  • (B)  results in saving of power in compressing a given volume to given pressure
  • (C)  is the standard practice for big compressors
  • (D)  enables compression in two stages
  • (E)  prevents compressor jacket running very hot
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The compressor capacity with decrease in suction temperature_________________?

  • (A)  increases
  • (B)  decreases
  • (C)  remains unaffected
  • (D)  may increase or decrease depending on compressor capacity
  • (E)  increases upto certain limit and then decreases
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Standard air is the air at_____________________?

  • (A)  atmospheric conditions at any specific location
  • (B)  20°C and 1 kg/cm2 and relative humidity 36%
  • (C)  0°C and standard atmospheric conditions
  • (D)  15°C and 1 kg/cm2
  • (E)  25°C, 1 kg/cm2 and RH of 60%.
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Maximum work is done in compressing air when the compression is_________________?

  • (A)  isothermal
  • (B)  adiabatic
  • (C)  polytropic
  • (D)  any one of the above
  • (E)  none of the above
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The capacity of a compressor is 5 m /mih. 5 m /min refers to_______________?

  • (A)  standard air
  • (B)  free air
  • (C)  compressed air
  • (D)  compressed air at delivery pressure
  • (E)  air sucked
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Free air is the air at________________?

  • (A)  atmospheric conditions at any specific location
  • (B)  20°C and 1 kg/cm2 and relative humidity of 36%
  • (C)  0°C and standard atmospheric conditions
  • (D)  15°C and 1 kg/cm2
  • (E)  25°C, 1 kg/cm2 and relative humidity of 50%.
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1 m of air at atmospheric condition weighs approximately__________________?

  • (A)  0.5 kg
  • (B)  1.0 kg
  • (C)  1.3 kg
  • (D)  2.2 kg
  • (E)  3.2 kg
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Ratio of compression is the ratio of__________________?

  • (A)  gauge discharge pressure to the gauge intake pressure
  • (B)  absolute discharge pressure to the ab-solute intake pressure
  • (C)  pressures at discharge and suction cor-responding to same temperature
  • (D)  stroke volume and clearance volume
  • (E)  none of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal