How Can I Determine the Compressor Exit Temperature?

[thearny]

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 Perry's) I have ended up in iterative cycle in which the exit T is oscillating increasingly wildly with time.

What is the best approach to these calculations?

Thanks in advance.

 

[FredGarvin]

The "best" approach definitely depends on the type of compressor and the process being undertaken.

If you want a place to start, you can look at the T-dS equations for isentropic flow with constant specific heat to come up with:

$$\frac{p_1}{p_2}=\left[\frac{T_1}{T_2}\right]^{\frac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}}$$