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Mechanical Engineering · Q23

Compressors, Gas Turbines And Jet Engines

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 23

Q23

Ratio of indicated h.p. to shaft h.p. in known as

A.
Compressor efficiency
B.
Isothermal efficiency
C.
Volumetric efficiency
D.
Mechanical efficiency
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The ratio of the air-indicated horsepower to the indicated horsepower in a power cylinder, in the case of compression driven by steam or internal-combustion engines, and to the brake horsepower delivered to the shaft in the case of a power-driven machine.