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THERMOCOMPRESSOR CALCULATIONS

INPUTS Symbl Value Units Value Units


Suction Pressure Pob 3.5 kg/cm2(g) 50 psi
Suction Temperature Tob 237 deg C 459 deg F
Discharge Pressure Po3 8 kg/cm2(g) 114 psi
Discharge Temperature To3 (To be calculated)
Motive Pressure Poa 43 kg/cm2(g) 611 psi
Motive Temperature Toa 420 deg C 788 deg F

CALCULATIONS
Compression Ratio Po3/Poa 2.29
Suction to Motive Ratio Pob/Poa 0.081
Area Ratio (from Chart) A2/A1 50
Entrainment Ratio (from Chart) Wb/Wa 0.65

RESULTS
Corrected Entrainment Ratio W/Wa = (Wb/Wa) * SQRT(ToaMb / TobMa)
(for Temp & Molecular Wt) 0.85

Suction Stream Wb 1700 kg/hr


Motive Stream Wa 1995 kg/hr
Discharge Stream W03 3695 kg/hr
Discharge Temperature To3 deg C
THERMOCOMPRESSOR CALCULATIONS

INPUTS Symbl Value Units Value


Suction Pressure Pob kg/cm2(g) 2.94
Suction Temperature Tob deg C
Discharge Pressure Po3 kg/cm2(g) 14.7
Discharge Temperature To3 deg C
Motive Pressure Poa kg/cm2(g) 100
Motive Temperature Toa deg C

CALCULATIONS
Compression Ratio Po3/Poa 5
Suction to Motive Ratio Pob/Poa 0.03
Area Ratio (from Chart) A2/A1 12
Entrainment Ratio (from Chart) Wb/Wa 0.15

RESULTS
Corrected Entrainment Ratio W/Wa = (Wb/Wa) * SQRT(ToaMb / ToaMa)
Suction Stream Wb kg
Motive Stream Wa kg
1000
150
Units
psi
deg F
psi
deg F
psi
deg F

ToaMb / ToaMa)
lb
lb

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