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← ScienceWhich outcome increases when intercooling fails within a multistage air compressor?
A)Reductions in volumetric efficiencies become apparent✓
B)Isothermal compression efficiency considerably improves
C)Decreased final pressure ratios during each stage
D)Significant overall adiabatic process improvements ensue
💡 Explanation
Increased outlet temperatures means greater specific volume, because intercooling aims to reduce the gas temperature between compression states using heat exchangers. Therefore, volumetric efficiency declines rather than adiabatic efficiency increasing, due to suboptimal compression after each stage.
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