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Compressor power calculator
Fluid characteristics Gas name - Air Gas molar mass g/mol 29 Gas isentropic coefficient - 1.4 Compressor mass flow capacity Gas Flow rate m3/h 2000 Reference temperature c 0 (for a gas flow in Nm3/h : 0c) Leave = to Reference pressure Pa 101325 (for gas a gas flow in Nm3/h : 101 Specific gravity kg/m3 1.294 isentropic Air mass flowrate kg/h 2587.8 coefficient if Compression required reciprocating bar abs Target discharge pressure bar g 6 or rotary 7.0 Suction pressure bar g 0 compressor 1.0 Replace by Suction temperature c 20 polytropic Efficiency of compressor - 0.72 coefficient if centrifugal Isentropic coefficient or polytropic coefficient - 1.4 compressor Power requirement calculation Discharge temperature K 509.5 c 236.4 Isentropic power W 156092.1 kW 156.1 Actual power required kW 216.8