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    The document contains 14 multiple choice questions about air compressors. It covers topics like calculating air volume at different pressures and temperatures, determining power savings from multi-stage compression, calculating heat transfer and pressures in intercoolers, and finding volumetric efficiency and percent clearance. The questions require applying concepts like isentropic compression, polytropic processes, and compressor performance parameters to solve for values like power, pressure, temperature, and air flow.

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    The document contains 14 multiple choice questions about air compressors. It covers topics like calculating air volume at different pressures and temperatures, determining power savings from multi-stage compression, calculating heat transfer and pressures in intercoolers, and finding volumetric efficiency and percent clearance. The questions require applying concepts like isentropic compression, polytropic processes, and compressor performance parameters to solve for values like power, pressure, temperature, and air flow.

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    Air Compressors

    1. The initial condition of air in an air compressor is 98 kPa and 27 °C and discharges air at 450 kPa. The bore and
    stroke are 355 mm and 381 mm, respectively with percent clearance of 8% running at 300 rpm. Find the volume
    of air at suction.

    A. 541.62 m3/hr B. 551.62 m3/hr C. 561.62 m3 /hr D. 571.62 m3/hr

    2. An air compressor has a suction volume of 0.35 m3/s at 97 kPa and discharges at 650 kPa. How much power is
    saved by the compressor if there are two stages?

    A. 18.27 kW B. 16.54 kW C. 13.86 kW D. 11.58 kW

    3. A two stage air intercooler has an intercooler pressure of 4 kg/cm2. What is the discharge pressure if suction
    pressure is 1 kg/cm2?

    A. 3 kg/cm2 B. 9 kg/cm2 C. 12 kg/cm2 D. 16 kg/cm2

    4. A single acting compressor has a volumetric efficiency of 89%, operates at 500 rpm. It takes in air at 100 kPa and
    30°C and discharges it at 600 kPa. The air handled is 8 m3 measured at discharged condition. If compression is
    isentropic, find the effective mean pressure in kPa.

    A. 233.34 B. 973.17 C. 198.34 D. 204.82

    5. A water-jacketed air compressor handles 0.343 m3 /s of air entering at 96.5 kPa and 21°C and leaving at 480 kPa
    and 132°C; 10.9 kg/hr of cooling water enters the jacket at 15°C and leaves at 21°C. Determine the compressor
    brake power.

    A. 23.163 kW B. 62.65 kW C. 34.44 kW D. 19.33 kW

    6. A two-stage compressor receives 0.35 kg/s of air at 100 kPa and 269 K and delivers it at 5000 kPa. Find the heat
    transferred in the intercooler.

    A. 70.49 kW B. 80.49 kW C. 90.49 kW D. 100.49 kW

    7. A two-stage air compressor at 90 kPa and 20°C discharges at 700 kPa. Find the polytropic exponent n if the
    intercooler intake temperature is 100°C.

    A. 1.29 B. 1.33 C. 1.4 D. 1.25

    8. An air compressor has a suction volume of 0.25 m3 /sec at 97 Kpa and discharges to 650 Kpa. How much power
    saved by the compressor if there are two stages?

    A. 8.27 KW B. 6.54 KW C. 3.86 KW D. 4.23 kw

    9. A 10 stage compressors compresses 100 kpa to 700 Kpa. Find the intercooler between first and second stage?
    Note: In KPA?

    A. 365. 88 B. 366. 88 C. 367. 88 KPa B. 388. 88 Kpa

    10. The initial condition of air in an air compressor is 98 Kpa and 27°C and discharges air at 400 Kpa. The bore and
    stroke are 355 mm and 381 mm, respectively with percent clearance of 5% running at 300 rpm. Find the volume of
    air at suction.

    A. 600 m3/hr B. 610 m3/hr C. 620 m3/hr D. 630 m3/hr

    11. A single acting air compressor operates at 150 rpm with an initial condition of air at 97.9 Kpa and 27°C and
    discharges the air at 379 Kpa to a cylindrical tank. The bore and stroke are 355 mm and 381 mm respectively, with
    5% clearance. If the surrounding air is at 100 Kpa and 20°C while the compression and expansion process are PV1.3
    = C, determine air capacity, m3/sec.

    A. 0.0919 B. 2.13 C. 1.23 D. 4.23

    12. A single acting air compressor has a volumetric efficiency of 87%, operates at 500 rpm. It takes in air at 100 Kpa
    and 30°C and discharges it at 600 Kpa. The air handled is 6m3 /min measured at discharge condition. If
    compression is isentropic, find mean effective pressure in Kpa.

    A. 182 B. 983 C. 198 D. 204

    13. Determine the percent clearance of an air compressor having 87% volumetric efficiency and compressor air
    pressure to be thrice the suction pressure.

    A. 5% B. 7% C. 15% D. 11%

    14. An air compressor is to compress 8.5 m 3 /min from 98.56 Kpa to 985.6 Kpa. Assuming conditions are ideal, and
    with n = 1.3, what will be the saving in work due to two staging?

    A. Zero B. 4.6 KW C. 5.6 KW D. 3.5 KW

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