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Pump Up Test Method

The document outlines the procedure for conducting a pump up test to determine the compressor capacity in a compressed air system using the receiver filling method. It includes steps for preparing the air receiver, measuring pressures, and calculating capacity using specific formulas. The document also provides examples of calculations for isothermal and actual compression scenarios.

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Pump Up Test Method

The document outlines the procedure for conducting a pump up test to determine the compressor capacity in a compressed air system using the receiver filling method. It includes steps for preparing the air receiver, measuring pressures, and calculating capacity using specific formulas. The document also provides examples of calculations for isothermal and actual compression scenarios.

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PUMP UP TEST METHOD

Note: 1) Please follow the procedure of pump up test as mentioned below.


2) Enter the recorded values in Yellow Boxes (The values already mentioned is the example given for your reference)
3) You will get the Final Output of the procedure in Green Box (Please don't enter anything in the Green Box)

Procedure:

This test is undertaken to determine the Compressor capacity in the compressed air system, also known as receiver filling method. Although
this is less accurate, this can be adopted where the elaborate nozzle method is difficult to be deployed.
This test involves s following steps:-
1. Stop Air Compressor.
2. Stop air flow to the plants by closing down the valves on outlet of air receiver.
3. Open water drain valve and drain out water fully and empty the receiver and the pipeline. Make sure that water trap line is tightly closed
once again to start the test.
4. Empty the air receiver by blowing down the air till receiver pressure reaches zero.
5. Estimate as accurate as possible the entire volume of outlet pipe from Air compressor and air receiver.
6. Provide accurate large diameter pressure gauge on receiver.
7. Use accurate stop watch.
8. Close air outlet valve to plant & start the compressor.
9. Pressurize the air receiver from a measured initial pressure to a measured final pressure and note time taken for the same.
10. Calculate the capacity as per the formulae given below:

Receiver
After Cooler
Comp
No.1

Where:
Q= Capacity of air compressor (m3/min)
P2= Final pressure after filling (bar/psi)
P1= Initial Pressure (bar/ psi)
Vr= Reciever volume in m3 which includes reciever, after cooler and delivery piping.
Pa= Atmospheric Pressure (bar/psi- 1 bar or 14.7 psi)
t= Time taken to build up pressure to P2 in minutes.

Isothermal Compression: Actual Compression:

Formula for Pump Up test when the Compressed air Temperature


Formula for Pump Up test when the Compressed air Temperature
at the discharge say t2°C is higher than ambient air temperature say t1°C (as in
is same as the ambient temperature. i.e. perfect isothermal compression.
usual case), the FAD is to be corrected by a factor (273+t1)/ (273+t2).

Q= 5.656502 m3/min Q= 23.27287 m3/min


P 2= 8.75 bar abs P 2= 8.513 bar abs
P 1= 2.25 bar abs P 1= 1.013 bar abs
Vr= 1 m3 Vr= 5 m3
Pa= 1.026 bar abs Pa= 1.013 bar abs
t= 1.12 mins t= 1.58 mins
t1= 24 °C
t2= 26 °C

Q= (P2-P1)* (Vr/Pa) * t Q= (P2-P1)* (Vr/Pa) * t* ((273+t1)/(273+t2))


= 5.656502 m3/min = 23.27287 m3/min

199.7594 CFM 821.8815 CFM

94.27059 L/s 387.8629 L/s

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