Module 6: Activity No.

1
Compressors Exercises Problems
Name: Pascual, Jefferson C.
Student No. 20131149296
Problem:
1. A single acting compressor has a volumetric efficiency of 87%, operates at 500 rpm.
It takes in air at 100 kPa and 30 deg C and discharges it at 600 kPa. The air handled is
6 cu.m/min measured at the discharge condition. If the compression is isentropic, find:
(a) piston displacement per stroke in cu.m; (b) mean effective pressure. Ans. 0.0496
cu.m, 204 kPa

e v =87 % A.
N=500 rpm P1 V 1'n=P2 V 2' n
p1=100 kPa
( )
3 1.4
1.4 m
T 1=30 ℃ ( 100 kPa ) ( V 1' ) =( 600 kPa ) 6
min
p2=600 kPa
' m3
m
3 V 1 =21.58
V 2=6 min
min m
3
' 21.58
V1 min m3
V D= = =24.80
ev 0.87 min

( )( 5001strokes )
3
m min
V D= 24.80
min
3
V D=0.0496 m

B.

( m3
)
[( ) ]
(1.4 ) (100 kPa ) 21.58
[( ]
' k−1 kJ
)
k p1 V 1 p2 k min 600 kPa 1.4−1
W =5049.26
W= −1 = 1.4
−1 min
k−1 p1 1.4−1 100 kPa

(5049.26 min )( kJ ) KN ( )
kJ KN ∙ m kPa

2
W m
mep= =
VD m3
24.80
min
mep=204 kPa
2. A reciprocating compressor is to compress 47 L/s of dry air from 1 atm and 32 deg C
to 6 atm. The clearance in the compressor is 5% and the over-all efficiency is 65.6%.
Calculate the actual power required to drive the compressor assuming isentropic
compression and the piston displacement if the compressor is double acting operating
at 200 strokes per min. Ans. 17kW, 8.1 L

( )(
V 1' = 47
L
s
1 m3
1000 L )
=0.047
m3
s
P1=101.325 kPaa

T 1=32℃

P2=6 ( 101.325 kPaa ) =607.95 kPaa

c=5 %
e C =65.6 %

Isentropic
Double Acting

kP V '
[( ) ]
k−1
strokes P2
N=200 ;W= 1 1 k
−1
min k−1 P1

( 1.4 )( 101.325 kPaa ) 0.047 ( m3

)
s
[( ) ] W =11.14 kW =PTheoretical
1.4−1
607.95 kPaa
W= 1.4
−1
1.4−1 101.325 kPaa

PTheoretical 11.14 kW
P Actual = = ; P Actual =17 kW
eC 0.656

( )
P 2 1n
( )
1
607.95 kPaa
e v =1+ c−c =1+0.05− ( 0.05 ) 1.4
; e v =0.8702=87.02 %
P1 101.325 kPaa
3
m
' 0.047
V1 s m3
V D= = =0.0540
ev 0.8702 s
strokes
For Double ActingCompressor operating at 200
min

( )( 160mins )( 2 Displacement )( 1000

m )
3
m 1 min 1 stroke L
V D=0.0540 ; V =8.1 L D
s 200 strokes 3