Compressor

Sutopo Purwono Fitri

(Marine Eng. Dept ITS Surabaya)

MMS Laboratory
sutopopf@its.ac.id
http://mmslab.ne.its.ac.id

Marine Engineering Dept.

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EAISS2012 Air Receiver

Functions:
Equalization of pressure variation in the supply
lines
Storage of compressed air to meet heavy
demands in excess of the compressor capacity
A source of additional cooling, and a collection
point for residual condensate and oil droplets
Prevention of rapid loading and unloading of the
compressor in short cycle duties
Marine Engineering Dept.

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EAISS2012 Air Receiver

Storage capacity
Useful storage capacity:
Volume of free air which can be drawn from the
receiver over the required / permissible working
pressure range
=

Pa = working pressure, absolute

Co = compressor output
Marine Engineering Dept.

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EAISS2012 Air Receiver

Storage capacity

Constand demand:

Volume of air receiver output of compressor (at working

pressure)
The size need not be proportioned to the output of
compressor
Receiver volume matched to compressor= minimum size
required (calculated on the basis of compressor
output/minute)
Air receiver only operate as a pressure damper to maintain
uniform pressure
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(

)=

) < 9 bar

< 9 bar

Marine Engineering Dept.

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EAISS2012 Installation
Compressors

Marine Engineering Dept.

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EAISS2012 Air Receiver

Storage capacity
Variable demand:
Larger air receiver volume than compressor output
To adjust demand and damp out pressure fluctuations
V 3 VR

Marine Engineering Dept.

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EAISS2012 Air Receiver

Storage capacity
Storage capacity and time over the capacity can
be delivered

)=

Vd = air volume requirement (volume of air drawn)

t = time in minutes for air drawning
Marine Engineering Dept.

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EAISS2012 Air Receiver

Marine Engineering Dept.

Ver. 1.0 09/2012

EAISS2012 Air Receiver

Marine Engineering Dept.