[MERS12 Therm Engineering Lauranary ‘Mechan a Enlncrng 2020-2021 EXP,NO: 24 DATE: “\\tl2020 PERFORMANCE | ST ON A RECIPROCATING AIR COMPRESSOR AIM: To conduet performance test on a two stage reciprocating air compressor and to draw the characteristic curves of a two stage reciprocating air compressor. APPARATUS REQUIRED: ‘Two stage rveiprocating air compressor DESCRIPTION: Two stage reciprocating air compressor consists of LP eylinder, HP cylinder, induction motor and Reemvoir, The ait is sucked from the atmosphere and compressed in the first stage LP eylinder, The compressed air then passes through an intercooler where air is getting cooled. Air from the intercooler is entering into the second stage HP cylinder, where the air is further to a reservoir through a safely valve. TI the gauge pressure e find the flow rate of air. type tube water manometer is provided to the gauge pressure inside the reservoir. An SPECIFICATIONS: 1. Bore of LP cylinder De 100 mm, 2. Bore of H P cylinder Die 60 mm 3. Soke length ic 85mm 4. Diameter of orifice % 20mm '. Speed of air compressor = N= 750spm FORMULAE REQUIRED: Voce 1 Moir = 7x10 Where,!Nivol-Lp = Volumetric efficiency of LP Cylinder (%) Vact = Actual volume flow rate of air (m/s) = 0 Ca_f2g Son =P) ®) 2 Where, Ao = Cross-sectional area of orifice (ni) =e" Where, do = Diameter of orifice (m) = 0.02 m Cy = Covefficient of discharge of orifice = 0.62 g Acceleration due to gravity (ns?) = 9.81 mvs hui, Hya = Manometer readings (em of water column) Pw = Density of water (kg/m’) = 1000 kg/m? Px = Density of air at room temperature (kg/m?) = ee im Where, pyat STP = Density of air at STP = 1.18 kg/n? te = Room temperature (°C) Mrneo = Theoretical volume fow rte ofaie (ms) = e)(4) : Where, Dip = Bore of | LP cylinder (m) = 0.1 m { L = Stroke Tength (m) = 0.085 m = Speed of compressor (cpm) = 750 rpm. ‘$1 Joeph's Coleg of Engncering 107 Scanned with CamScanner-MESS12 Thermal Enginering Laboratory Mechanical Engineering 2020-2021 2.10 = x10 sothermal efficiency of compressor (%) (eet = Isothermal input power (kW) = P,Valn ‘Atmospheric pressure (kN/m*) = tual volume flow rate of air (m's tmospherie pressure (Kem) = 1.0332 kgvem? Delivery gauge pressure (kgvem™) 3600 Ice = Actual input power kW) = (©) (75 2600) Where, n= No. of lutions of energy meter die = 5 te = Time taken for ‘n’ no, of revolutions of energy meter disc (6) E = Energy meter constant = 200 revikWh Nin? = 101.325 kPa Vact __ (Refer previous page) [1 bar = 1.0197 kgvem"] | MODEL CALCULATION: Ac Uder= (0-02)* = 3 \e vo in* & G a Cas Gok STPHLIZ = IMEK2T = Ob Kglrn? ‘ 2734 2713430 | Noct = Aota 24 Chaar heen)( fe) Toe ew > Bie eto x 0-62 pee Notte) | too \ov = 2 asxton> mls : ; rst (w.) <(Mxerinnerr) (20 u 60 q 60 = 830 x10" rls Nol -up = Nook x lop = BeBVlo? x00 = 45-427- au x10? Viteo Wack = B)| sgov\ 27 & bo! ( ( =) (as) So Wito = Pave bo [Patts) = 101. 325 43:83 KIT? Arf 02242 -e 1.0332, Wi 2 Out kw Rizo 2 Wise, xtop + OMLF x00 = wel ack 108 = 2h kw St Joseph's College of Enscerins Scanned with CamScannerOBSERVED TABULATION : ta= Room temperature (0) = 30 ve etic Isothermal ‘Time taken ‘Actual Theoretical | Actual | Isothermal | | Varo a | emcee or soi, | Maura | orsrevolvenear| | volme | olome | input | “inp | efeleneyof | efficiency o St |e reading energy meter disc | flow rate of air | flow rate of air power power Ne Jas te Vact Vino Wace Ws Tver Teo not s ms mls kW kW % % 1 125 Soe WARK BBR YIO™ (tT oO SO\2 Oo 2 ial STAs B-@3x10-3 | s3uvio-® | 2-4 Out S42 Tay 3 fest Bez Reo wo> | eu Kors [21H | OSes | Us-16 | aa a AZ. 8 2A-OT BHSYIO-7| aun] 304 OnGe GG a3 3 Ie 2ag 32exto3 | 34x03] S22 | 0-84) 36-657 en Scanned with CamScanner-MEXSI2 Thermal Engineering Loran ‘Mechanical Engineering 2020. 2021 PROCEDURI 1, Room temperature is noted before stating the experiment. 2. Reciprocating compressor is switched on and the ar is sucked inside the LP cylinder. 3. Gauge pressure is set at O kg/cm’. 4, Manometer readings and time taken for $ revolutions of energy meter disc are noted. 3, Gauge pressure is set at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 kgdem? and the above readings are again noted. ‘6. Compressor is switched off and the air is allowed to release from the compressor cylinder. 7, Volumetric efficiency and isothermal efficiency are calculated using the formulae given above. 8, The characteristie curves for two stage reciprocating air compressor are also drawn, RESULT: THU Perpormnance ksi was conducied OF NENPDdUMKNG ave corpcendr- INFERENCE: Pa = (Rid) VIVA QUESTIONS: 1. Classify air compressors. 2. What do you mean by FAD. 3. Give the condition For minimum work required for a two stage reciprocating compressor. 4, List the advantages of multistage compression over single tage compression. 5. Differentiate reciprocating and rotary air compressors. St Joseph's Collegeof Engineering m Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScanner