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Rotary Screw Compressor Efficiency

The document discusses adiabatic efficiency and compressor power calculations. It shows that adiabatic efficiency decreases as pressure ratio increases, from 90% at a pressure ratio of 1 to 63% at a pressure ratio of 7. It then provides formulas to calculate the power required for rotary screw compressors based on inlet and discharge pressures, gas flow rate, gas properties, and adiabatic efficiency, accounting for mechanical losses. A formula is also given to calculate the capacity of rotary screw compressors based on diameter, length, gas rotation, and rpm. Finally, a formula is presented to calculate the power for centrifugal compressors based on inlet and discharge pressures, temperatures, gas flow rate, gas properties, and

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Rotary Screw Compressor Efficiency

The document discusses adiabatic efficiency and compressor power calculations. It shows that adiabatic efficiency decreases as pressure ratio increases, from 90% at a pressure ratio of 1 to 63% at a pressure ratio of 7. It then provides formulas to calculate the power required for rotary screw compressors based on inlet and discharge pressures, gas flow rate, gas properties, and adiabatic efficiency, accounting for mechanical losses. A formula is also given to calculate the capacity of rotary screw compressors based on diameter, length, gas rotation, and rpm. Finally, a formula is presented to calculate the power for centrifugal compressors based on inlet and discharge pressures, temperatures, gas flow rate, gas properties, and

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Adiabatic Efficiency

pressure ratio Adiabatic Eff


1
10
2
75
3
83
4
77
5
72
6
68
7
63

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1

Column D

ROTARY SCREW COMPRESSOR POWER CALCULATION


K
( P2/P1)k-1/k - 1
WR = P1Q x --------- x ---------------------- + WL
K-1
Ea
Where,
P1, P2
Q
K
Ea

----- Pressures
---- Gas flow rates
---- Gas properties
---- Adiabatic efficiency

WL

------ Mechanical losses

WR

----- Power (HP)

ROTARY SCREW COMPRESSOR CAPACITY

ICFM = D3 (L/D) (GR) (RPM) (EV /C)

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR POWER CALCULATION

V22 - V12 Z2 - Z1
hp = P1Q x[ CP (t2 - t1) + ------------ x ---------------------- + WL
K-1
50,000
778

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