Basic Mechanical Engineering (3110006)

BE | Semester-1   Summer-2019 | 04-06-2023

Q3) (c)

Air is to be compressed in a single stage reciprocating compressor from 1.013 bar and 15° C to 7 bar. Calculate the indicated power required for free air delivery of 0.3  m3min when the compression process is 1. Isentropic 2. Reversible isothermal 3. Polytropic with n = 1.25.

Given data:
p1 = 1.013 bar = 101.3 kPa
T1 = 15° C = 288 k
p2 = 7 bar 
V1 = 0.3  m3min
n = 1.25
 
Calculate:
I.P. = ?
 
Solution:

Case 1: I.P. When the compression process is Isentropic.
I.P. = γ γ - 1  P1V1  P2P1 γ - 1  γ - 1
 
I.P. = 1.4 1.4 - 1  × 101.3 ×  0.3 60  7 1.013  1.4 - 1  1.4 - 1
 
I.P. = 1.306 kW
 

Case 2: I.P. when the compression is reversible isothermal 
I.P. = P1V1 ln  P2P1
 
I.P. = 101.3 ×  0.3 60 × ln  7 1.013 
 
I.P. = 0.977 kW

Case 3: I.P. when the compression process is Polytropic
I.P. = n n - 1  P1V1  P2P1 n - 1 n - 1
 
I.P. = 1.25 1.25 - 1  × 101.3 ×  0.3 60  7 1.013  1.25 - 1  1.25 - 1
 
I.P. = 1.195 kW