Compressor Definition and 186 Threads

HI - I'm looking for some help. I'm trying to design a low flow single piston reciprocating compressor. Here is what I have: -Piston bore diameter- 1.50 in -stroke- 0.100" -should be able to go up to 30 psig average pressure will be 20psig -I am looking for the air flow to be 4.00 lpm...

I read about refrigerators and often a fridge has two components: 1. compressor 2. condenser The compressor compresses the vapor - what does it actually do? does it increase the temperature of the vapor? The condenser condenses the vapor into liquid and then the liquid is expanded...

I need to know the cost of a compressor that can be used to compress 59 kg/h methane from 1 atm to 25 atm. The work required by the compressor is 9.36 kW. Any idea where i can find the cost of compressors?

Hello. I need to minimize all types of manageable losses (mechanical and thermodynamic) in a reciprocating compressor. Does anyone have more suggestions besides having a high efficiency motor, no loss tank drain and high efficiency dual controller?

i am doing a project which involves me designing a turbine and compressor based on the turbocharger principles. i was wondering if anyone knew of an easy way to carry this out. any help would be excellent!

i m curious . Can an AIR compressor be used to pump water? for arguments sake just a simple for reciprocating compressor. i mean how different can it be? one fluid is replaced with another right !

A compressor installed in a large factory radiates sound uniformly. its sound pressure level at 45m away is measured as 68dB. Determine (a) the sound power level of the compressor (b) the power output of the [B]compressor

Product Compression. I am currently doing some work on compression. I know the flowrate in and the pressure and temperature in, and I know the pressure (and flowrate) out. Can I determine the temperature out? I have tried using P1V1/T1=P2V2/T2, but as V is a function of T (using values from...

So like it says. It may be a silly question, but I am doing some reading on jet engines (on Wiki) and I am having trouble finding an explanation as to why we want to increase the pressure of the air before it goes into combustion. Does this just another way of increasing the thrust? Thanks...

Where can i use CFD in Air comressor?

I am designing a sliding vane rotary compressor for a supercharger application on a small horsepower engine, but I am having trouble with the calculations. I have some estimations that I would hope to be correct (or close) but have no way to verify them at this point. One of the toughest parts...

Homework Statement If there's a polytropic process (n = 1.51) compressor that compresses air (Ideal Gas) as: In: 100 kPa @ 25c Out: 30 MPa Given Data: Mass (m) = 105 kg, Work done by compressor (W) = 160000 kJ a. What is the exit temperature of the air from the compressor? b. If an...

Hello, below are some specs I was provided of a micro screw air compressor, its physical dimensions are 4x4x4 and it seems pretty impressive for its size. However I am trying to understand a few things about the data that was provided. I am provided 6 charts on power/airflow/psi etc, each...

[SOLVED] Bolean Algebra Question The failure of a subsea compressor system is described by the following Boolean Algebra statement: F = A UBU(CUD) If P[A] = 0.01; P[B] = 0.0034; P[C] = 0.00067; P[D] = 0.002, calculate the probability P[F] given independence between A,B,C,D...

Im quite new to this and having trouble in understanding the topic. - Rotary Vane Compressor. Can someone please explain why the air mass flow rate reduces when the delivery pressure increases? Thanks

If I have an air compessor that uses an 11 horse power gas engine. How do I know what size electric motor, and what RPM will do the same job?

I have a 10 HP electric motor on a compressor. The motor goes south but I have a good 5 HP electric motor. Will it work? I am sure I could not get the PSI that the 10 horse produced, probably have to reduced the hi shutoff. tks

Dear all I need theoretical backround regarding shape of the compressor tanks or tanker lorries as well as gas carrying containers . Why such are round shape instead of rectangle or square? Any papers ,references sites are welcome Thanks Prakash

my question is that.. is there any way to increase the pressure from 25 psi to 125 psi...is the volume is 5.2m3/min...

Please give me the equation with a link if possible for determining power for a compressor. I know volume x pressure differential / efficiency but I think the gas being compressed also is a factor. Thank you.

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hi, can someone tell me what environmental conditions affect the output and reliability of the compressor components ?? thanks barbo

Homework Statement Air enters a compressor operating at a steady state with a pressure of 14.7 psi, a temperature of 70 F , and a volumetric flow rate of 500 ft^3/min. The air velocity in the exit pipe is 700ft/s and the exit pressure is 120 psi. If each unit mass of air passing from the...

Hi All, I am a solar thermal enthusiast seeking to try out a few things. I need some info on using car aircondition compressor as a pico steam turbine if it is possible. Links, suggestions and opinions are welcome. Regards, Solomon.

Aside from early diesel engines, does anyone know of brayton-cycle engine that uses a positive displacement compressor rather than an aerodynamic one?

Hello all. I have the following questions regarding the analysis of the performance of a rotary vane compressor. 1) Why can the specific kinetic and potential energy changes normally be neglected? 2) If an adiabatic compression is considered, what is the primary cause of energy loss...

I need to pump a refrigerant in its liquid state (from low to high pressure), and I am wondering if a normal rerfrigerator compressor is capable of doing this. I don't know the internal specifics; if it somehow depends on the compressability of the fluid it's pumping. I would prefer to use one...

In a rotary vane compressor, the vanes constantly move in and out. Does the work required to accelerate the vanes radially outward and then inward cancel out or is the kinetic energy of the vanes lost and completely converted to heat?

I'm in the process of designing a high pressure hydrogen compressor. In this machine, an oil will be in direct contact with the hydrogen. To minimize the amount of oil vapor that enters the hydrogen and must be separated, an oil with high molecular weight and low vapor pressure should be best...

What is annulus area in a compressor?

If the compressor in a turbojet is at high temperatures, it will heat up the air while compressing it. Does it have a negative effect on propulsion? If so, then is it because it reduces the efficiency of the burner as well as hampers the intake of air by increasing its pressure delivering...

I just have purchased an air compressor Nikota 2 hp., 4 gallon twin tank, 115 psi, and i was wondering what kind of oil i am supposed to put in the pump also i don't have any directions any suggestions? thanks

i have a couple questions about air compressors.. 1) how dependant is psi/cfm on size? and can this barrier be overcome by a greater input force/speed? 2) which is reliant on speed the compressor is turning, flow rate or pressure?

Does anyone know of any sites that have a good schematic of an air compressor? or possibly some sites about homebuilt air compressors? thanks

how does the cooling capacity of an aircon compressor exceed that of the power supplied to it? from what i understand, energy cannot be created or destroyed. so when we put in 500W of electrical energy into a compressor, why do we expect the cooling capacity to be 1500W. does that mean that...

i have a 1.5 HP air compressor and a 400 W DC to AC inverter. i was wondering if i use this in my car what will happen. 1.5 HP is obviously close to 3 times more power than the inverter can supply. i would obviously keep my car running to keep the altnernator charging the battery. would the...