Compressor Lab
University of Trinidad & Tobago
S.F.T.I Campus
Lab: Chemical Kinetics
Name:
Christopher Boodram
Aketta Wylie
Simeon Mohammed #110004795 Salomon Samaroo #111006223
Program: Chemical Engineering Technology
* Cohort: 11 * Course: Physical Chemistry and Thermodynamics * Course Code: PCTH210D * Instructor:
Title : Centrifugal Compressor
Introduction: The equipment comprises of a 7-stage centrifugal compressor driven by an electric motor mounted on a support plinth. Clear acrylic inlet and outlet ducts are installed on the compressor to allow the air passing through the unit to be monitored.
Appropriate sensors are incorporated on the unit to facilitate analysis of the compressor performance when connected to a suitable microcomputer via an IFD Interface Console. In addition to the tappings required by the pressure sensors, additional tappings are included in the ducts to allow appropriate calibration instruments to be connected.
The flow of air through the compressor is regulated by a throttle control device installed at the exit of the discharge duct. Rotation of the collar opens and closes a variable aperture which allows the head/flow produced by the compressor to be varied.
NOMENCLATURE
Variables
Symbol | Term | Units | dpo | Pressure drop across the orifice plate | N/m2 (Newtons per square meter) displayed as Pa (Pascals) (1Pa = 1N/m2) | Dps | Pressure drop across the compressor | N/m2 (Newtons per square meter) displayed as Pa (Pascals) | N | Rotational speed of the compressor | Hz (Hertz) | Ta | Air temperature at compressor inlet | º C (Celsius) | Pe | Input power to the motor | W (Watts) |
Constants Symbol | Term | Units | Pa | Ambient barometric pressure | Pa (Pascals) | Pi | Physical constant | Dimensionless number | d | Orifice plate diameter | m (meter) | Cd | Orifice discharge coefficient | Dimensionless number | g |
S.F.T.I Campus
Lab: Chemical Kinetics
Name:
Christopher Boodram
Aketta Wylie
Simeon Mohammed #110004795 Salomon Samaroo #111006223
Program: Chemical Engineering Technology
* Cohort: 11 * Course: Physical Chemistry and Thermodynamics * Course Code: PCTH210D * Instructor:
Title : Centrifugal Compressor
Introduction: The equipment comprises of a 7-stage centrifugal compressor driven by an electric motor mounted on a support plinth. Clear acrylic inlet and outlet ducts are installed on the compressor to allow the air passing through the unit to be monitored.
Appropriate sensors are incorporated on the unit to facilitate analysis of the compressor performance when connected to a suitable microcomputer via an IFD Interface Console. In addition to the tappings required by the pressure sensors, additional tappings are included in the ducts to allow appropriate calibration instruments to be connected.
The flow of air through the compressor is regulated by a throttle control device installed at the exit of the discharge duct. Rotation of the collar opens and closes a variable aperture which allows the head/flow produced by the compressor to be varied.
NOMENCLATURE
Variables
Symbol | Term | Units | dpo | Pressure drop across the orifice plate | N/m2 (Newtons per square meter) displayed as Pa (Pascals) (1Pa = 1N/m2) | Dps | Pressure drop across the compressor | N/m2 (Newtons per square meter) displayed as Pa (Pascals) | N | Rotational speed of the compressor | Hz (Hertz) | Ta | Air temperature at compressor inlet | º C (Celsius) | Pe | Input power to the motor | W (Watts) |
Constants Symbol | Term | Units | Pa | Ambient barometric pressure | Pa (Pascals) | Pi | Physical constant | Dimensionless number | d | Orifice plate diameter | m (meter) | Cd | Orifice discharge coefficient | Dimensionless number | g |