5. A stage of an axial flow compressor used to compress air at 101.

3 kPa and 20 0C has

an impeller rotating at 12000 rpm. The blade angle at the inlet, β1, is 250. The rotor
stage has a tip diameter of 42 cm, a hub diameter of 24.3 cm. The air enters the rotor
and leaves the stator in axial direction with no change in velocity or radius. The blade
angle at the discharge is 450 .Assuming constant specific heats with k=1.44. Assume a
hydraulic efficiency of 92%. There are no guide vanes at the inlet. Calculate the
volume flow rate and compression ratio for a vane congruent flow.
10. A centrifugal pump should operate at a head and flow rate of 140m and 115m 3/hr
respectively the available motor speed is 1450 rpm determine the number of stages if
the minimum allowable specific speed is 15 and the actual specific speed in the
number of stages you calculated.
12. If the above pump is used to move water with ρ=998kg/m3, using the specific speed
efficiency curve determine the annual saving of power cost if you use a multi-stage
impeller with your proposed number of stages instead of using a single stage. What if
the number of stages is 8? Use 2600 hr/annum operating hours, unit cost of 0.75
Birr/kw-hr and motor efficiency 0.97.

13. The dimensions of a radial flow impeller rotating at a speed of 2000rpm is given
below draw the theoretical head capacity curves and the power curve. Given:

D2=250mm b2=13mm β2=250, number of blades is 6.