In a centrifugal compressor, which component...

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Question 1 of 2707066636eed28f7522a1c51de90

In a centrifugal compressor, which component reduces the velocity and increases the static pressure of the air?

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In a centrifugal compressor, which component reduces the velocity and increases the static pressure of the air?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Role of the impeller in adding kinetic energy (velocity) to the air • Purpose of a diffuser or volute in a centrifugal compressor • Difference between increasing velocity vs increasing static pressure

💭 Think About

• Which part of the compressor directly spins and throws the air outward, and what property does that mainly change? • After the air leaves the rotating section, what stationary component is designed to slow the air down and convert kinetic energy into pressure? • Among the options, which component is specifically shaped (passages/flow area changes) to reduce velocity and raise static pressure?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which component is rotating versus stationary • Determine which component’s main function is to add velocity and which is to convert velocity into pressure • Eliminate any option whose primary use is not in centrifugal compressors or not for pressure recovery

Question 1 of 27070

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In a centrifugal compressor, which component reduces the velocity and increases the static pressure of the air?

A

Impeller

B

Volute

C

Diffuser

D

Eductor

Question 1 / 2707066636eed28f7522a1c51de90

Question 1 of 2707066636eed28f7522a1c51de90

In a centrifugal compressor, which component reduces the velocity and increases the static pressure of the air?

Back

Question 1 of 27070

Q

In a centrifugal compressor, which component reduces the velocity and increases the static pressure of the air?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Role of the impeller in adding kinetic energy (velocity) to the air • Purpose of a diffuser or volute in a centrifugal compressor • Difference between increasing velocity vs increasing static pressure

💭 Think About

• Which part of the compressor directly spins and throws the air outward, and what property does that mainly change? • After the air leaves the rotating section, what stationary component is designed to slow the air down and convert kinetic energy into pressure? • Among the options, which component is specifically shaped (passages/flow area changes) to reduce velocity and raise static pressure?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which component is rotating versus stationary • Determine which component’s main function is to add velocity and which is to convert velocity into pressure • Eliminate any option whose primary use is not in centrifugal compressors or not for pressure recovery