Steam Turbines Questions and Answers Centrifugal Compressor

This set of Steam and Gas Turbines Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on
Centrifugal Compressor.

1. Centrifugal compressors are also know as ____________

a) turbo compressors

b) radial compressors

c) both

d) none

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Answer: b

Explanation: Centrifugal compressors sometimes called as radial compressors.

2. In idealized turbo machinery pressure rise is done by adding _______

a) Temperature

b) mass

c) Kinetic energy

d) None of the mentioned

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Answer: c

Explanation: In idealized turbo machinery the pressure rise is done by adding kinetic energy.

3. The pressure rise in impeller is _________ the rise in diffuser.

a) equal to

b) greater than

c) none

d) both

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Answer: d
Explanation: Not in all cases pressure rise in diffuser equals to pressure rise in impeller in some cases
pressure rise in impeller will be more than that of diffuser.

4. In centrifugal compressor velocity of flow leaving the impeller is equals to _______ in many cases.

a) Speed of sound

b) Double the speed of sound

c) Triple the speed of sound

d) None of the mentioned

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Answer: a

Explanation: Initially the flow enters straightly into the impeller and the impeller pushes the flow
inwards to spin faster and finally when the flow is leaving impeller it has almost speed of sound.

5. ________ are used as stationary compressors in steam turbines.

a) moving vanes

b) Guide vanes

c) Both of the mentioned

d) None of the mentioned

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Answer: b

Explanation: Guide vanes are used as stationary compressors where guide vanes reduces the
velocity and according to the Bernoullis theorem when velocity is reduced its pressure is increased.

6. ________________ has large change in inlet to exit radius when compared to centrifugal
compressors.

a) Axial compressors

b) both

c) Centrifugal compressors

d) None

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Answer: c

Explanation: Centrifugal compressors has large change in inlet to exit temperature when compared
to axial compressor.
7. The first part in both centrifugal compressor and axial compressor are similar.

a) True

b) False

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Answer: a

Explanation: The first in both centrifugal compressor and axial compressor are similar.

8. Centrifugal compressor __________ the energy by increasing the radius where as centrifugal fan
decreases the energy.

a) increases

b) decreases

c) both follow the same

d) none

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Answer: b

Explanation: Both centrifugal compressor and centrifugal fan are similar as both increases the energy
by reducing the radius.

9. Centrifugal compressors increases the density of fluid more than ________

a) 1%

b) 3%

c) 5%

d) None of the mentioned

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Answer: c

Explanation: Centrifugal compressors increases the density of fluid more than 5 %.

10. Centrifugal fan has relative fluid velocities ______

a) Mach number more than 0.3

b) mach number less than 0.1

c) Mach number less than 0.3

d) None of the mentioned

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Answer: c

Explanation: Centrifugal fans often operate at fluid velocities less than mach number 0.3.