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Standard XII
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Thermodynamic Processes
To compress a...
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To compress air at a high pressure it is advantageous to use
A
Single stage compression
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Multistage compression with intercooling
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Multistage compression without intercooling
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none of the above
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Solution
The correct option is
B
Multistage compression with intercooling
Given:
Air at high pressure
Solution:
To compress air at a high pressure it is good to use multistage compression with intercooling.
Hence the correct option is B.
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