Compressors, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines
Axial flow compressor has the following advantage over centrifugal compressor

Higher pressure ratio per stage
Larger air handling ability per unit frontal area
Higher average velocities
Aerofoil blades are used

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Compressors, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines
Which of the following statement is correct as regard to centrifugal compressors?

The impeller rotates at high speeds
The flow of air is parallel to the axis of the compressor
The maximum efficiency is higher than multistage axial flow compressors
The static pressure of air in the impeller increases in order to provide centripetal force on the air

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Compressors, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines
The overall efficiency of the compressed air system is the

Product of shaft output of air motor and shaft input to the compressor
Ratio of shaft input to the compressor to the shaft output of air motor
Ratio of shaft output of the air motor to the shaft input to the compressor
None of these

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