CheCalc Reciprocating Compressor Calculation
CheCalc Reciprocating Compressor Calculation
UNITS CONTACT
FLUID FLOW
Reciprocating Compressor
Calculation
This web application estimates Temperature Rise and
Power Consumed in compressing a gas mixture from an
Inlet Pressure to Desired Outlet pressure.
Gas Data
Pressure In (P1)
2.00 bara
Temperature In (T1)
20.00 °C
15.00 bara
Flowrate (Q)
1.00 m3/s
Properties
Critical Pressure (Pc)
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42.30 bara
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66.57 °C
0.1301
Molecular Weight
41.2902
1.4
Equation of State
Compressor Data
Number of Stages
98.0 %
Intercooler
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Yes
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45.00 °C
0.350 bar
80.0 %
Equal
Result
1 2
Flow m3/s 1.00 0.409
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1 2
(k-1)/(k.ηPoly) - 0.292 0.292
UNITS CONTACT
k 1.40 1.40
Z 0.974 0.946
Discharge
Pressure bara 5.66 15.00
k 1.40 1.40
Z 0.972 0.945
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