What is the cause of inefficiency in the thermodynamics of the compression process ? Please choose one: a.inlet conditions of the gas. b.Friction occuring at the joints of the mechanism comprising the compressor. c.Leakage in the compressor d.Heating of the gas when compressed. It requires greater power to compress a heated and thermally expanded gas. e.Friction forces that gas molecules exert on each other while in relative motion.

What is the cause of inefficiency in the thermodynamics of the compression process ? Please choose one: a.inlet conditions of the gas. b.Friction occuring at the joints of the mechanism comprising the compressor. c.Leakage in the compressor d.Heating of the gas when compressed. It requires greater power to compress a heated and thermally expanded gas. e.Friction forces that gas molecules exert on each other while in relative motion.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

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Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter23: Compressors

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Problem 9RQ: Describe the reciprocating compressor piston, rod, crank-shaft, valves, valve plate, head, shaft...

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