ReciprocatingCompressorPower.

xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates stage power of reciprocating compressor.

Instruction: 1) Update parameter valves in the Input Data; 2) Click "Solution" button; 3) View
result in the Solution section.

Input Data:
Gas flow rate (qg): 34.80 MMscf/day Tpc=169.0+314.0*SGF
Stage inlet temperature (T1): 85 F
o
Ppc=708.75-57.5*SGF
Stage inlet pressure (p1): 264.73 psia Tpr=(T+460.0)/Tpc
Gas specific gravity (gg): 0.6 air=1 t=1/Tpr
Stage outlet pressure (p2): 555.28 psia Ppr=p/Ppc
Gas specific heat ratio (k): 1.25
Overall efficiency (Eo): 0.8 A=0.06125*t*EXP(-1.2
Base temperature (Tb): 60 F
o
B=t*(14.76-9.76*t+4.58
Base pressure (pb): 14.7 psia C=t*(90.7-242.2*t+42.
D=2.18+2.82*t

F=-A*Ppr+(Y+Y*Y+Y**
z = Hall-Yarborogh Method = 0.9634
p2
r= = 2.0975
p1

[( ) ]
Z 1( k −1 )/k
k 3 . 027 pb p
Hp MM = T1 2 −1 = 35.77 hp
k−1 T b p1

q MM Hp MM
Hp b = = 1556.18 hp
Eo
z1 ( k−1)/k
p2
T 2=T 1
( )
p1
= 168.61 F
o

T 1 +T 2
T avg = = 126.81 F
o

2
Cp = 8.67 Btu/lbm-moloF

Cooler load=2 .640×103 q MM C̄ p ( T avg −T 1 ) = 33,292,827 Btu/day

 Don't change data in red!
Tpc=169.0+314.0*SGFG = 357.4 R
o

Ppc=708.75-57.5*SGFG = 674.13 psia

Tpr=(T+460.0)/Tpc = 1.5249
t=1/Tpr = 0.6558
Ppr=p/Ppc = 0.3927

A=0.06125*t*EXP(-1.2*(1.-t**2) = 0.0348
B=t*(14.76-9.76*t+4.58*t*t) = 6.7737
C=t*(90.7-242.2*t+42.4*t*t) = -32.72
D=2.18+2.82*t = 4.0293

= 0.0142
Y=
F=-A*Ppr+(Y+Y*Y+Y**3-Y**4)/(1.-Y)**3-B*Y*Y+C*Y**D
-0.000011402
ReciprocatingCompressorPower.xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates stage power of reciprocating compressor.

Instruction: 1) Update parameter valves in the Input Data; 2) Click "Solution" button; 3) View
result in the Solution section.

Input Data:
Gas flow rate (qg): 34.50 MMscf/day Tpc=169.0+314.0*SGF
Stage inlet temperature (T1): 120 F
o
Ppc=708.75-57.5*SGF
Stage inlet pressure (p1): 555.28 psia Tpr=(T+460.0)/Tpc
Gas specific gravity (gg): 0.6 air=1 t=1/Tpr
Stage outlet pressure (p2): 1164.73 psia Ppr=p/Ppc
Gas specific heat ratio (k): 1.25
Overall efficiency (Eo): 0.8 A=0.06125*t*EXP(-1.2
Base temperature (Tb): 60 F
o
B=t*(14.76-9.76*t+4.58
Base pressure (pb): 14.7 psia C=t*(90.7-242.2*t+42.
D=2.18+2.82*t

F=-A*Ppr+(Y+Y*Y+Y**
z = Hall-Yarborogh Method = 0.9395

p2
r= = 2.0975
p1

[( ) ]
Z 1( k −1 )/k
k 3 . 027 pb p
Hp MM = T1 2 −1 = 37.06 hp
k−1 T b p1

q MM Hp MM
Hp b = = 1598.18 hp
Eo
z1 ( k−1)/k
p2
T 2=T 1
( )
p1
= 206.62 F
o

T 1 +T 2
T avg = = 163.31 F
o

2
Cp = 9.03 Btu/lbm-moloF

Cooler load=2 .640×103 q MM C̄ p ( T avg −T 1 ) = 35,631,182 Btu/day

 Don't change data in red!
Tpc=169.0+314.0*SGFG = 357.4 R
o

Ppc=708.75-57.5*SGFG = 674.13 psia

Tpr=(T+460.0)/Tpc = 1.6228
t=1/Tpr = 0.6162
Ppr=p/Ppc = 0.8237

A=0.06125*t*EXP(-1.2*(1.-t**2) = 0.0316
B=t*(14.76-9.76*t+4.58*t*t) = 6.4609
C=t*(90.7-242.2*t+42.4*t*t) = -26.16
D=2.18+2.82*t = 3.9177

= 0.0277
Y=
F=-A*Ppr+(Y+Y*Y+Y**3-Y**4)/(1.-Y)**3-B*Y*Y+C*Y**D
-1.04635628982454E-05