A 112 HP compressor motor runs at 500 rpm. The compressor has a twin-cylinder and a double-acting reciprocating piston. The bore is 200 mm and the stroke is 275 mm. It handles Nitrogen at a temperature of 80 F, from 100 KPa to 750KPA. The compressor efficiency is 80 %, mechanical efficiency is 90% and motor efficiency is 95%. Compression and expansion are polytropic with n=1.30. R = 296.86 J/kg-K. Determine: 6. The amount of compressed air, kg/min 7. The percent clearance (%),

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A 112 HP compressor motor runs at 500 rpm. The compressor has a twin-cylinder and a double-acting reciprocating piston. The bore is 200 mm and the stroke is 275
mm. It handles Nitrogen at a temperature of 80 F, from 100 KPa to 750KPA. The compressor efficiency is 80 %, mechanical efficiency is 90% and motor efficiency is
95%. Compression and expansion are polytropic with n=1.30. R = 296.86 J/kg-K. Determine:
6. The amount of compressed air, kg/min
7. The percent clearance (%).
Transcribed Image Text:A 112 HP compressor motor runs at 500 rpm. The compressor has a twin-cylinder and a double-acting reciprocating piston. The bore is 200 mm and the stroke is 275 mm. It handles Nitrogen at a temperature of 80 F, from 100 KPa to 750KPA. The compressor efficiency is 80 %, mechanical efficiency is 90% and motor efficiency is 95%. Compression and expansion are polytropic with n=1.30. R = 296.86 J/kg-K. Determine: 6. The amount of compressed air, kg/min 7. The percent clearance (%).
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