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Assignment FD Compressors and Blowers

This document contains 6 questions related to air compressors and blowers. Question 1 asks to determine the cylinder size of a double acting air compressor given its power, inlet/outlet pressures and operating parameters. Question 2 asks to calculate shaft power, pressures and efficiencies for a centrifugal compressor given operating parameters like mass flow rate and speeds. Question 3 asks to calculate the head and power for an ideal centrifugal blower given its geometry and flow rate. Question 4 asks to calculate the work per pound mole for isothermal and adiabatic compression between two pressures and temperatures. Question 5 asks to calculate the efficiency and outlet temperature of an adiabatic compressor, given its power, flow rate, inlet conditions and outlet pressure

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Assignment FD Compressors and Blowers

This document contains 6 questions related to air compressors and blowers. Question 1 asks to determine the cylinder size of a double acting air compressor given its power, inlet/outlet pressures and operating parameters. Question 2 asks to calculate shaft power, pressures and efficiencies for a centrifugal compressor given operating parameters like mass flow rate and speeds. Question 3 asks to calculate the head and power for an ideal centrifugal blower given its geometry and flow rate. Question 4 asks to calculate the work per pound mole for isothermal and adiabatic compression between two pressures and temperatures. Question 5 asks to calculate the efficiency and outlet temperature of an adiabatic compressor, given its power, flow rate, inlet conditions and outlet pressure

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Q1

A single stage double acting air compressor of 150 KW power takes air in at 1 bar
& delivers at 6 bar. The compression follows the law PV1.35 = Constant. The
compressor runs at 160 rpm with average piston speed of 150 m/min. Determine
the size of the cylinder.
Q2
In a centrifugal compressor air enters at a stagnation temperature of 288 K and
stagnation pressure of 1.01 bar. The impeller has 17 radial vanes and no inlet guide
vanes. The following data apply:
Mass flow rate: 2.5 kg/s
Impeller tip speed: 475 m/s
Mechanical efficiency: 96%
Absolute air velocity at diffuser exit: 90 m/s
Compressor isentropic efficiency: 84%
Absolute velocity at impeller inlet: 150 m/s
Diffuser efficiency: 82%
Axial depth of impeller: 6.5 mm
Power input factor: 1.04
gamma for air: 1.4
Determine:
1. shaft power
2. stagnation and static pressure at diffuser outlet
3. radial velocity, absolute Mach number and stagnation and static pressures at the
impeller exit, assume reaction ratio as 0.5, and
4. impeller efficiency and rotational speed
Q3
A centrifugal blower rotates at 1750 rpm (183.3 rad/s). Air enters the impeller
normal to the blades (0°) and exits at an angle of 40° from radial (40°). The inlet
radius is r1 = 4.0 cm, and the inlet blade width b1 = 5.2 cm. The outlet radius is
r2 = 8.0 cm, and the outlet blade width b2 = 2.3 cm. The volume flow rate is 0.13
m3/s. For the idealized case, i.e., 100 percent efficiency, calculate the net head
produced by this blower in equivalent millimeters of water column height. Also
calculate the required brake horsepower in watts.
Q4
A 100 percent efficient compressor is required to compress air from 1 to 3 atm.
The inlet temperature is 68 F. Calculate the work per pound mole for an isothermal
compressor and an adiabatic compressor.
Q5
An adiabatic compressor is compressing air from 20 C and 1 to 4 atm. The air flow
rate is 100 kg/hr, and the power required to drive the compressor is 5.3 kW. What
are the efficiency of the compressor and the temperature of the outlet air? What
would the outlet air temperature be if the compressor were 100 percent efficient?
Air may be assumed to be a perfect gas with Cp = 29.3 J/(mol .K) and
gamma = 1.40.
Q6
A blower is delivering 2000 cfm of air at a total pressure differential of 1.9 in. wg
(473 Pa). The blower has an outlet area of 0.84 ft2 and requires 1.1 Hp shaft input.
Compute the total power?

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