U20ae405 Abp Unit-III Two Marks

U20AE405 – AIR BREATHING PROPULSION
TWO MARKS WITH ANSWERS
UNIT-3 COMPRESSOR
1. What are the functions of compressors?

 to supply sufficient sir to the combustion chamber.
 to increase the pressure and temperature of air entering the combustion
chamber to the desired exhaust.
 supply bleed air for various purposes in the engine and aircraft
2. What are types of compressor?

 axial flow compressor
 centrifugal compressors
3. What is the centrifugal compressor?

If the air entering the compressor is in the radial direction and air
leaves out in the axial direction then it is called centrifugal compressor.
4. What is axial flow compressor?

If the air enters in and leaves out in the axial direction then it is called
axial flow compressor.
5. Define degree of reaction?

Degree of reaction is defined as the change in enthalpy in the rotor
divided by the change in stagnation enthalpy in the stage.
6. Define stage?
A pair of rotor and stator blade is together called a stage.
7. Define blade profiles?

Compressor blade tips are reduced in thickness, by cutouts called
profiles. These profiles prevent serious damage to the blades.
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8. What are the advantage of centrifugal compressors?
 high pressure rise per stage.
 good efficiencies over wide rotational speed range.
 low weight
 low starting power requirements.
9. What are the disadvantages of centrifugal compressors?

 large frontal area for given airflow.
 more than two stages are not possible, because of losses in turns
between the stages.
10. What are the advantage of axial flow compressors?

 high peak efficiencies.
 small frontal area for given airflow.
 straight through flow, allowing high ram efficiency.
11. What are the disadvantages of axial flow compressors?

 good efficiencies only over narrow rotational speed range.
 difficulty of manufacture and high cost.
 relative heavy weight.
 high starting power requirements.
12. Distinguish between stall and surge.

Compressor stall is a local disruption of the airflow in a gas turbine or
turbocharger compressor.Stalls range in severity from a momentary power
drop
Complete breakdown of the steady through flow called surging
13. What are the causes for stalling in axial flow compressor?
 ingestion of foreign objects which results in damage, as well as sand
and dirt erosion
 imbalance between the air flow supply and the airflow demand
 a pressure ratio that is incompatible with the engine RPM
14. What is the function of inlet guide vanes?

The variable inlet guide vanes deflect and direct the air entering into
the compressor at a proper angle.
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15. Define compressor efficiency?
Compressor efficiency is defined as the ratio of work done on the
compressor to the work done by the compressor.
16. Define flow coefficient?

Flow coefficient is defined as the ratio of relative velocity to the
velocity of jet.
17. Define pressure coefficient?

Pressure coefficient is defined as the ratio of the work done to the
square of the outlet velocity.
18. Define stage efficiency?

Stage efficiency is defined as the ratio between ideal work done to
actual work done.
19. Define slip factor?

Slip factor is the ratio between actual whirl velocity to the ideal whirl
velocity.
20. What do you mean by eddy loss in compressor?

The energy transfer occurring in the impeller corresponding to thus
velocity profile is less than that have been obtained with one dimensional
flow. This reduction of flow or energy transfer is called eddy loss.
21. What are the applications of compressor?

 used for supercharger.
 used for turbo propeller units.
 refrigeration unit & petrochemical plants.
22. What are types of impeller blades?

 straight blades.
 curved blades.
23. What is mean by stagger angle in an axial flow machine?

The stagger angle is the angle between the chord line and the axial
direction and represents the angle at which the blade is set in the cascade
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AP/AERO

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U20AE405 – AIR BREATHING PROPULSION

TWO MARKS WITH ANSWERS

1. What are the functions of compressors?

2. What are types of compressor?

3. What is the centrifugal compressor?

4. What is axial flow compressor?

5. Define degree of reaction?

7. Define blade profiles?

9. What are the disadvantages of centrifugal compressors?

10. What are the advantage of axial flow compressors?

11. What are the disadvantages of axial flow compressors?

12. Distinguish between stall and surge.

14. What is the function of inlet guide vanes?

16. Define flow coefficient?

17. Define pressure coefficient?

18. Define stage efficiency?

19. Define slip factor?

20. What do you mean by eddy loss in compressor?

21. What are the applications of compressor?

22. What are types of impeller blades?

23. What is mean by stagger angle in an axial flow machine?

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