Compressor Power Calculator

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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

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Input
Calculated

for a gas flow in Nm3/h : 0c)


for a gas flow in Nm3/h : 101325 Pa)

Mpa abs Psi abs


0.7 101.5
0.1 14.5

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