BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MLAB 422

ME LABORATORY 2
EXPERIMENT TITLE

SUBMITTED BY:
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL
GROUP NAME

DATE
 Experiment
TEST OF AIR COMPRESSOR
THEORY or DESCRIPTION:
The Pnewrop International Classification of Compressors lists a total of
sixteen basic designs offered for low and medium air or gas delivering
pressures. They may be grouped, according to their operating principles,
into three fundamental types:
a) Reciprocating – in which air is compressed by a piston travelling to and
from in a close-fitting cylinder with inlet and outlet posts or valves to control
the flow.
b) Positive Rotary – in which the air is driven forward mechanically by a
rotary piston or some other close-fitting rotary unit. In some types, there is
more than one motor.
c) Dynamic Rotary – in which air passes through radial impellers and
compressed by centrifugal force, partly by velocity acceleration varied by
subsequent conversion of kinetic energy.

OBJECTIVES:
After the performance of the experiment, the student should be able:
1. To explain how to evaluate the performance of an air compressor.
2. To measure the data needed in the performance evaluation of an air
compression.
3. To develop professional work ethics, including precision, neatness,
safety, and ability to follow instructions.
MATERIALS / EQUIPMENT:
 Portable air compressor with pressure gauge and thermometer
 Thermometer
 Steel tape
 Stop watch

PROCEDURE:
1. Check the air compressor unit to ensure that it is in good running
condition. Check also the pressure gauge and thermometer if they are not
defective.
2. Measure the following:
 Ambient air temperature
 Initial air temperature and pressure inside the receiver
3. Switch on the air compressor motor.
4. Get the pressure gage and thermometer readings every after two minutes
until the maximum operating pressure is reached. Also record time, make at
least five trials.
SAMPLE DATA/RESULTS
Table/Calculations, insert

SAMPLE CONCLUSION