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Mechanical Engineering · Q292

Compressors, Gas Turbines And Jet Engines

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 292

Q292

A rocket works with maximum overall efficiency when air craft velocity is equal to the

A.
Jet velocity
B.
Twice the jet velocity
C.
Half the jet velocity
Answer
D.
Average of the jet velocity

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
A rocket works with maximum overall efficiency when air craft velocity is equal to the half the jet velocity