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A single - acting compressor is required to deliver air at 7 0 bar from an induction pressure of 1 b a r , at

A single-acting compressor is required to deliver air at 70 bar from an induction pressure of 1bar, at the rate of 2.4m3min measured at free air conditions of 1.013bar and 15C. The compression is carried out in two stages with an ideal intermediate pressure and complete intercooling. The clearance volume is 3% of the swept volume in each cylinder and the compressor speed is 750rpm. The index of compression and re-expansion is 1.25 for both cylinders and the temperature at the end of the induction stroke in each cylinder is 32C. The mechanical efficiency of the compressor is 85%. Calculate
a. The individual power required (22.74kW)
b. The saving in power over single-stage compression between the same pressure (5.98kW)
c. The swept volume of each cylinder (0.00396m3,0.000474m3)
d. The required power output of the drive motor (26.75kW)
e. The heat rejection per minutes to the jacket of the cooling water of each stage, and the heat rejected per minute to the intercooler. Assume that 50% of the friction power in each stage is transferred to the jacket cooling water. (264kJmin,478kJmin)
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