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GAS COMPRESSORS 17. A single acting reciprocating compressor is needed to B. 1503 D. 3820
1. The type of compressor that uses ring valves is a 10. Theoretically, what is the effect of the compressor compress 50 kg of air per hour from 100 kPa and 250C
_________ compressor. (ME BD. Problem) clearance on horsepower? (ME Bd. Problem) intake condition to 900 kPa delivering pressure. The 23. Air is to be compressed steadily and isentropically from
A. Screw C. Roller A. varies in direct proportion C. increases power compression is expected to follow PV to the 1.25 power = 1 atm to 16 atm by a two-stage compressor. To minimize
B. Centrifugal D. Reciprocating B. decreases power D. there is no effect c. If the compressor has a clearance factor of 4% and it is the total compression work, the intermediate pressure
expected to operate at 300 rpm, what is the required piston between the two stages must be: (ME Bd. Problem)
2. An unloader is used on air compressor to: 11. If Pi is the indicated horsepower and Pb is the indicated displacement? A. 2 atm C. 8 atm
A. to relief air pressure C. stop easier brake horsepower of a compressor, then what is A. 4100 cc C. 3170 cc B. 4 atm D. 12 atm
B. start easier D. run faster mechanical efficiency, Em, equal to? (ME Bd. Problem) B. 2941 cc D. 6300 cc
A. Em = Pb/Pi C. Em = Pi/Pb 24. A two-stage compressor with an ideal intercooler
3. The function of an unloader on an electric motor-driven B. Em = Pb – Pi D. Em = Pi – Pb 18. A single stage air compressor handles 0.454 m3/sec of receives 0.5 kg/s of helium at 120 kPa and 300oK and
compressor is to: atmospheric pressure, 270C air, and delivers it to a discharges it at 4500 kPa. Calculate the intercooler
A. reduce the speed of the motor when the maximum 12. Air enters a reversible compressor steadily and it is receiver at 652.75 kPa. Its volumetric efficiency is 0.72, its pressure in kPa. (ME Bd. Problem)
pressure is reached. compressed from an inlet temperature and pressure of 25 compression efficiency on an isothermal basis is 0.85 and A. 120 kPa C. 4500 kPa
B. drain the condensate from the cylinder degrees C and 88 kPa, respectively. Air leaves the its mechanical efficiency is 0.90. If it rotates at 350 rpm, B. 734.85 kPa D. 7620 kPa
C. release the pressure in the cylinders in order to reduce compressor at 850 kPa. Compute the compressor work per what power in kw is required to drive it? (ME Bd. Problem)
the starting load. unit mass for an isentropic compression, if k is 1.4. A. 95 C. 120 25. A 2 -stage air compressor operates between constant
D. prevent excess pressure in the receiver. (ME Bd. Problem) B. 112 D. 100 pressure limits of 98.6 kPa and 1.103 MPa. The swept
A. -315.84 kJ/kg C. -462.61 kJ/kg volume of the low pressure piston is 0.142 cu. meter. Due
4. Crankshaft of reciprocating type compressor is basically B. -272.88 kJ/kg D. -120.45 kJ/kg SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEM: to failure of the cooling water supply to the intercooler, air is
made of: A single-acting compressor with a 12 cm bore and 15 cm passed to the high pressure cylinder without reduction in
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A. semi-steel C. cast iron 13. The heat exchanger through which air passes between stroke operates at 420 rpm. The clearance is 6% and it temperature. Using PV = C, determine the percentage
B. aluminum alloy D. steel forging the first and second stage of a two stage air compressor is receives air at 100 kPa and discharges it at 650 kPa. The increase in power. (ME Bd. Problem)
known as: compression is polytropic with n = 1.35. Determine the A. 26 C. 11
5. A pneumatic tool is generally powered by: A. an aftercooler power required in kw. B. 21 D. 16
A. water C. steam B. Baudelot cooler A, 3.6 C. 2.3
B. electricity D. air C. cooling tower B. 4.2 D. 2.8 26. An air compressor is to compress 8.5 m3 per min from
D. an intercooler 98.56 kPa to 985.6 kPa. Assuming conditions ideal, and
6. Air receives in a compressed air plant must be: 19. What is the least number of compressor in a multistage with n = 1.3, what will be the saving in work due to two
A. without pressure gauges 14. A compressor of a compressed air system displaces air system will use? (ME Bd. Problem) staging? (ME Bd. Problem)
B. rectangular in shape at 25 cubic meters per minute when the intake pressure is A. three C. two A. 4.6 kw C. 5.6 kw
C. vented to the atmosphere 101.4 kPa. Compute the time required to pump up a 9- B. four D. one B. zero D. 3.5 kw
D. installed with safety valve and drain valve cubic meter receiver from 550 kPa to 828 kPa if the
average volumetric efficiency of the compressor is 70%. 20. The purpose of the multi-stage compression is to: 27. A 4-cylinder, single-stage, double acting air
7. An aftercooler on a reciprocating air compressor is used (ME Bd. Problem) A. prevent its ignition should the temperature becomes too compressor delivers air at 7 bar. The pressure and
primarily to: A. 1.95 minutes C. 1.41 minutes high temperature at the end of the suction stroke are 1 bar and
A. cool the lubricating oil B. 2.84 minutes D. 1.82 minutes B. reduce compressor work and thus save power 27oC. It delivers 30 m3 of the air per minute when the
B. condense the moisture in the compressed air C. prevent vaporization of the lube oil compressor is running at 300 rpm. The pressure and
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C. improve compressor efficiency 15. What part of the unloader that maintains the pressure? D. all of these temperature of the ambient air are 1 bar and 17 C. The
D. increase compressor capacity (ME Bd. Problem) clearance volume is 4% of the stroke volume. The stroke-
A. suction valve C. discharge valve 21. Air is to be compressed steadily and isentropically from to-bore ratio is 1.2. The index of compression and
B. manifold D. exhaust pipe 1 atm to 16 atm by a two-stage compressor. To minimize expansion is 13.2. Calculate
8. A receiver in an air compression system is used to: the total compression work, the intermediate pressure (a) Volumetric efficiency of the compressor
A. avoid cooling air before using 16. An ideal single-stage air compressor without clearance between the two stages must be: (ME Bd. Problem) (b) Indicated power of the compressor
B. increase the air discharge pressure takes in air at 100 kPa with a temperature of 16 degree C A. 10 atm C. 8 atm (c) Size of motor, if mechanical efficiency is 85%
C. collect the water and grease suspended in the air and delivered it at 413 kPa after isentropic compression. B. 2 atm D. 4 atm (d) Cylinder dimensions.
D. reduce the work needed during compression What is the discharge work done by the compressor in
kJ/kg? (ME Bd. Problem) 22. A two-stage compressor with an ideal intercooler PRACTICE PROBLEMS
9. Pump used to increase air pressure above normal, air is A. -90 C. -145 receives 0.2 kg/s of helium at 150 kPa and 300oK and 1. Air enters a reversible compressor steadily and it is
then used as a motive power: B. -110 D. -190 discharges it at 7500 kPa. Calculate the intercooler compressed from an inlet temperature and pressure of 25
A. air cooled engine C. air condenser pressure in kPa. (ME Bd. Problem) degrees C and 100 kPa, respectively. Air leaves the
B. air compressor D. air injection A. 1062 C. 2050
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compressor at 900 kPa. Compute the compressor work per B. 5.55 kw D. 6.67 kw * A. is dependent of the quantity of water circulated for a 21. An air compressor takes in air at 100 kPa, 300 K. The
unit mass for an isentropic compression, if k is 1.4. given pressure range air delivers t 400 kPa, 200oC at the rate of 2 kg/s.
A. -625.8 kJ/kg C. -261.4 kJ/kg * 8. From Problem No. 7, determine the percent saving by B. does not depend on the given pressure range Determine minimum compressor work input.
B. -572.8 kJ/kg D. -220.4 kJ/kg double staging. C. depends on the temperature change of the air for a Ans. 312.7 kW
A. 13.23% * C. 15.3% given pressure range *
2. An ideal single-stage air compressor without clearance B. 14.25% D. 17.6% D. only depends on the exponent of the expansion valve 22. A single-acting, single-cylinder reciprocating air
takes in air at 100 kPa with a temperature of 27 degree C compressor receives 30 m3 of atmospheric air per hour at 1
and delivered it at 550 kPa after isentropic compression. 9. An air compressor is to compress 1260 m3 for 2-hours 16. For a six compression of air set, the minimum work bar and 15oC. it runs at 450 rpm and discharges air at 6.5
What is the discharge work done by the compressor in from 101.3 kPa to 1.013 MPa. Assuming conditions ideal, conditions are: bar. It has a mechanical efficiency of 80%, and a clearance
kJ/kg? what will be the saving in work due to two staging? A. Pressure rise per stage will be equal ratio of 8.9%.
A. -290 C. -155 A. 7.7 kw C. 9.42 kw * B. Work done in successive stages will be in geometrical Calculate
B. -195 D. -189 * B. 8.5 kw D. 10.5 kw progression (a) the volumetric efficiency
C. Cylinder volumes will be the same (b) mean effective pressure,
3. A single acting reciprocating compressor is needed to 10. A 2-stage air compressor operates between constant D. Temperature rise in the cylinders will be the same. * (c) brake power.
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compress 75 kg of air per hour from 100 kPa and 27 C pressure limits of 0.098 MPa and 1.103 MPa. The swept Ans. (a) 75% (b0 1.06 bar (c) 1.48 kW
intake condition to 900 kPa delivering pressure. The volume is 14.4 m3/min. Due to failure of the cooling water 17. A single-acting compressor with a 150 mm bore and
compression is expected to follow PV to the 1.25 power = supply in the intercooler, air is passed to the high pressure 180 mm stroke operates at 350 rpm. The clearance is 7% 23. Adiabatic compression is one in which
c. If the compressor has a clearance factor of 6% and it is cylinder without reduction in temperature. Using PV1.3 = and it receives air at 100 kPa and discharges it at 650 kPa. A. Temperature during compression remains constant
expected to operate at 450 rpm, what is the required piston C, determine the percentage increase in power. The compression is polytropic with n = 1.35. Determine the B. No heat leaves or enters the compressor cylinder during
displacement? A. 12% C. 16% * power required in kw. compression *
A. 3334 cc * C. 3270 cc B. 14% D. 18% A, 2.6 C. 3.2 C. Temperature rise follows a linear relationship
B. 4951 cc D. 4300 cc B. 4.2 D. 3.5 * D. Work done is Maximum
11. A 4-stage air compressor operates between pressure E. Entropy decreases
4. Air is to be compressed steadily and isentropically from limits of 101.3 kPa to 2.505 MPa. Using PV1.2 = C, 18. Two kg of air each second is compressed in an
1 atm to 12 atm by a two-stage compressor. To minimize determine the total power by 4-staging, if the compressor insulated piston-cylinder device. Using constant specific 24. The capacity of a compressor is 5 m³/ min. 5 m³ / min
the total compression work, the intermediate pressure compresses 1200 m3/min. heats and treating the process as internally reversible, the refers to
between the two stages must be: A. 5234 kw C. 6954 kw * amount of work required to compress form 100 kPa, 27oC A. Standard air
A. 3.46 atm * C. 5.6 atm B. 6459 kw D. 6985 kw to 2 MPa, 706oC is B. Free air *
B. 2.55 atm D. 4.2 atm A. 815.8 kw * C. 921 kw C. Compressed air
12. The function of an unloader on an electric motor-driven B. 712.9 kw D. 1530 kw D. Compressed air at delivery pressure
5. A two-stage compressor with an ideal intercooler compressor is to: E. Air sucked
receives 0.5 kg/s of helium at 110 kPa and 290oK and A. reduce the speed of the motor 19. Calculate the bore of the cylinder for a double acting,
discharges it at 6550 kPa. Calculate the intercooler B. drain the condensate from the condenser single-stage reciprocating air compressor runs at 100 rpm 25. The overall isothermal efficiency of compressor is
pressure in kPa. C. release the pressure in the cylinders in order to reduce with average piston speed of 150 m/min. The indicated defined as the ratio of
A. 150 C. 725 the starting load * power input is 50 kW. It receives air at 1 bar and 15oC and A. Isothermal h.p. to the BHP of motor *
B. 345 D. 849 * D. prevent the excess pressure in the receiver compresses it according to pV1.2 = constant to 6 bar. B. Isothermal h.p. to adiabatic h.p.
Ans. 349 mm C. Power to drive compressor to Isothermal h.p.
6. A 2 -stage air compressor operates between constant 13. If Pi is the indicated horsepower and Pb is the indicated D. Work to compress air isothermally to work for actual
pressure limits of 100 kPa and 1.2 MPa. The swept volume brake horsepower of a compressor, then what is 20. A single-acting, single-cylinder reciprocating air compression
of the low pressure piston is 150,000 cc. Due to failure of mechanical efficiency, Em, equal to? compressor has a cylinder diameter of 300 mm and a E. Isothermal work to ideal work
the cooling water supply to the intercooler, air is passed to A. Em = Pb/Pi C. Em = Pi/Pb * stroke of 400 mm. It runs at 100 rpm. Air enters the cylinder
the high pressure cylinder without reduction in temperature. B. Em = Pb – Pi D. Em = Pi – Pb at 1 bar, 20oC. It is then compressed to 5 bar. Calculate the 26. The most efficient method of compressing air is to
Using PV1.2 = C, determine the percentage increase in mean effective pressure and indicated power input to compress it
power. 14. If Qa is the actual discharge flow and Qb is the compressor, when compression is A. Isothermally *
A. 10.7 % C. 10.3 % theoretical discharge flow, what will the coefficient of (a) isothermal B. Adiabatically
B. 12.9 % D. 11.4 % * discharge be equal to during positive displacement slip? (b) according to the law pV1.2 = constant, C. Isentropically
A. Qa x Qb C. Qa/Qb * (c) adiabatic. D. Isochronically
7. An air compressor is to compress 10 m3 per min from B. Qb/Qa D. 1 – Qa/Qb Calculate isothermal efficiency for each case. neglect
99.5 kPa to 995 kPa. Assuming conditions ideal, and with clearance.
n = 1.3, what will be the saving in work due to two Ans. [(a) 1.61 bar, 7.58 kW, 100% (b) 1.85 bar, 8.7 kW,
staging? 15. In compressing air in a water jacketed air compressor 87.2 % (c) 2.043 bar, 9.63 kW, 78.8%]
A. 3.6 kw C. 4.6 kw the power required to drive it:
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