DISCHARGE PRESSURE

SYSTEM
RESISTANCE
C

B
RATED
INLET
CONDITIONS
REDUCED
INLET
A TEMPERATURE

Qrated < Qnew

INLET VOLUME FLOW

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE

FORMULAE SUMMARY
FORMULAE SUMMARY

2
μxu rpm x π x dimpeller
1 Headadiabatic = Tip Speed (u) =
g 720
d : Impeller tip diameter (in) T : Temperature (°R)

W x Z1 x R x T1 g : Gravitational constant, 32.2 u : Mechanical tip speed (ft/s)

2 Volume Flow = Had : Adiabatic Head (ft) W : Weight flow (lb/min)
144 x P1
Lm : Mechanical losses Z : Compressibility

P : Pressure (psia) ηad : Adiabatic efficiency

Headadiabatic x W R : Gas constant μ : Head coefficient
3 Shaft HP = + Lm
33000 x ηad SHP : Shaft horsepower (hp)
FORMULAE SUMMARY
k
(k−1) (k−1) CONSTANT
T1 rated VOLUME
P2 new = P1 rated × � �rp k − 1� + 1�
T1 new rated FLOW

CONSTANT
k
(k−1) (k−1)
ROTATIONAL
T1 rated Z1 rated MWnew SPEED
P2 new = P1 rated ×� × × �rp k − 1� + 1�
T1 new Z1 new MWrated rated

k
T1 rated Z1 rated (k−1) (k−1)
MWnew k k−1
P2 new = P1 rated × � × × ×� � × × �rp k − 1� + 1�
T1 new Z1 new MWrated k − 1 rated k rated

P1 new T1 rated Z1 rated MWnew

SHPnew = × × × × SHPrated
P1 rated T1 new Z1 new MWrated
FORMULAE SUMMARY

FAN-LAW RELATIONSHIPS :

2
Had ~ N
Nnew 2
Had new = Had rated � �
Nrated

Q~N
Nnew
Qnew = Qrated ×
Nrated