Compressors, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines
Clearance volume in actual reciprocating compressors is essential

To accommodate Valves in the cylinder head
To provide cushioning effect
To provide cushioning effect and also to avoid mechanical bang of piston with cylinder head
To attain high volumetric efficiency

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Compressors, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines
Volumetric efficiency of a compressor with clearance volume

Decreases with increase in compression ratio
In not dependent upon compression ratio
May increase/decrease depending on compressor capacity
Increases with increase in compression ratio

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Compressors, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines
For minimum work in multistage compression, assuming same index of compression in all stages

Work done in first stage should be more
Work done in all stages should be equal
Work done in subsequent stages should increase
Work done in subsequent stages should decrease

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Compressors, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines
Inter-cooling in gas turbine results in

Decrease in both thermal efficiency and net output
Increase in net output but decrease in thermal efficiency
Increase in thermal efficiency but decrease in net output
Increase in both thermal efficiency and net output

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