Compressors

Question 1

Compressors are machines that transport ______ from point A to point B using either ____________ or ____________ to increase the pressure of the ______

Answer 1

gas, confinement, kinetic energy, gas

Question 2

What are the 2 most critical CVs in compressor control?

Answer 2

1) Temperature
2) Pressure

Question 3

Describe a positive displacement compressor.

Answer 3

Confines a volume of gas in a mechanical device and then reduces the volume increasing the pressure of the gas.

Question 4

Describe a dynamic compressor.

Answer 4

Increases the gas pressure by first accelerating the gas to a high velocity and then converting that velocity to pressure

Question 5

What are the 2 uses of gas compression?

Answer 5

1) Move product
2) Do work/ produce power

Question 6

What are the key attributes of a surge?

Answer 6

1) Low inlet flow
2) High discharge pressure

Question 7

The SP of the spillback valve should be set ___________ the PV of the spillback flow

Answer 7

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