Mechanical Engineering - Compressors, Gas Dynamics and Gas Turbines - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Compressors, Gas Dynamics and Gas Turbines - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
1.
In a four stage compressor, if the pressure at the first and third stage are 1 bar and 16 bar, then the delivery pressure at the fourth stage will be
1 bar
16 bar
64 bar
256 bar
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Nanu dayma said:   1 decade ago
Four stage compressor 3rd stage me intercooler hota so its temperature and pressure is constant 4 stage compressed so increased delivery pressure.

Hardik patel said:   1 decade ago
In multistage compressor the pressure in each stage follows geometric progression:

For 2nd stage: SQRT (1*16) = 4.

For fourth stage: 4*4*4 = 64.


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