Mechanical Engineering :: Compressors, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines
- The volumetric efficiency of a compressor falls roughly as follows for every 5°C increase in atmospheric temperature
- The area of actual indicator diagram on an air compressor as compared to area of ideal indicator diagram is
- In a centrifugal compressor, the highest Mach number leading to shock wave in the fluid flow occurs at
- If the clearance ratio for a reciprocating air compressor is 'K', then its volumetric efficiency is given by
- Axial flow compressor has the following advantage over centrifugal compressor
- The pressure ratio of an ideal vaned compressor with increase in mass flow rate
- The thermal efficiency of a simple gas turbine for a given turbine inlet temperature with increase in pressure ratio
- A closed cycle gas turbine consists of a
- During base load operation, the best method of controlling compressor is
- The effective power of gas turbines is increased by adding the following in compressor