Heat Power Engineering
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Chapter No: 3
Air Compressors
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Pneumatics: A system which uses compressed air is called pneumatics.
It deals with the study of behaviour & application of compressed air
A basic pneumatic system consist of a source of compressed air, control valves, pipelines & pipe fittings and pneumatic accessories like filter, regulator and lubricator
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For operating pneumatic tools such as drills, screw drivers, hammers, chiessels
For pneumatic cranes For pneumatic brakes of automobiles,
railways and presses For agricultural accessories such as
dusters and sprayers
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For drive of CNC machine tools For pneumatic conveying of materials For pneumatic gauging, inspection and
low cost automation systems
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An air compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of air by reducing volume.
Air is compressible, the compressor reduces the volume of air and induces pressure in the air
An air compressor converts electrical energy into kinetic energy in the form of the air
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The compressed air is stored in the air receiver and can be used for cleaning under pressure, generating torque and develop force using actuators
This source is free of cost, safe, flexible and convenient
Air compressor has very few parts hence maintenance is very low
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Air compressors are classified according to method of energy transfer and pressure generation i.e. positive displacement and dynamic compressors
Positive displacement compressors work on the principle of increasing the pressure of air by reducing the volume of air in an enclosed chamber
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Dynamic compressors works on the principle of imparting the energy by rotating vanes of impeller on air flowing through casing that increases pressure in air
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According to number of stagesSingle stage, double stage, three stage of
multiple stage According to actionSingle acting or double acting According to position of cylinder w.r.t.
crankshaftCylinders inline, vertical, radial position, V-
type cylinder arrangement
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According to prime moverElectric motor drive or IC engine drive, Gas
turbine drives According to cooling mediumAir cooled, water cooled air compressors
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Reciprocating air compressors are positive displacement type of air compressors.
These are piston & diaphragm type, vane type, gear type, screw type compressors.
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The principle of operation is same but according to stages the delivery pressure is different in each compressor.
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A reciprocating air compressor consist of a piston which is enclosed within a cylinder and equipped with suction and discharge valve
The piston receives power from electric motor or IC engine.
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The compression of air is done by first drawing a volume of air into the cylinder through suction valve during suction stroke of piston and then compressed and discharged through delivery valve during delivery stroke
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In this type the entire compression is carried out in a single cylinder
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When piston starts moving downwards, the pressure inside the cylinder falls below atmospheric pressure that opens suction valve.
The pressure of the air in the cylinder rises during compression and at the end of compression, delivery valve opens and discharges the compressed air into the receiver tank.
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Single stage air compressor develop pressure upto 7 bar.
For higher pressures multistage compressors are suitable
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It consist of two cylinders – low pressure cylinder and high pressure cylinder
Piston, crankcase, piston rod, crank, crankshaft, oil, fins etc.
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The fresh air is drawn inside the L.P. cylinder through inlet suction filter.
This air is compressed by piston As the piston moves towards the end of
cylinder, the air compression took place.
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The delivery valve opens and this compressed air from L.P. cylinder is directed to enter inside the high pressure cylinder.
In high pressure cylinder this pressurised air is further compressed to higher pressure.
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The high pressure air from H.P. cylinder is then delivered to receiver through discharge valves.
In this compressor, a pressure of air delivered is upto 13 bar.
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Simple in design Lower initial cost Easy to install Higher effeiciency
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Number of moving parts are more Higher maintenance cost Heavy foundation is required as it has
vibration problem Cannot run at full capacity
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It is positive displacement type compressor.
It provides higher efficiency and flow rates over a wide range of pressure
Rotary vane compressor consist of rotor with a number of vanes inserted in the radial slots cut in rotor.
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The rotor is mounted eccentric in a casing. The vanes slides radially in and out of the
rotor. As the rotor rotates at higher speed,
centrifugal force throws the vanes outward keeping the end of vane in contact with the stator ring.
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As the rotor turns, compression is achieved as the volume goes from a maximum at intake port to minimum at the exhaust port.
An oil is injected into the air intake and along the stator walls to cool the air and lubricate bearing and vanes and to provide a seal between the vane and stator wall to reduce internal leakage.
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Simple design Compact in size Light in weight Easy to install Low cost Low maintenance cost Longer life Few moving parts Low rotational speed Expensive foundation not required
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Lower efficiency Difficulty with higher pressure above 200
psi Oil injected designs have oil carryover
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It is dynamic compressor. It consist of a rotating impeller which
rotates at higher speed (upto 60000 rpm) An impeller fitted inside casing force the
air to the rim of impeller, increasing velocity of air.
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A diffuser (divergent shape of casing) section converts the velocity of air to cause an increase in pressure. This process is called dynamic compression.
These compressors are used for continuous, stationary services in industries like oil refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, natural gas processing plants.
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These are also used in IC engine superchargers and turbochargers.
In gas turbine plants It can provide extremely high output
pressures greater than 10000psi.
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It consist of two screws - one with convex and the other with concave contour mostly called male and female rotor respectively.
These two screws gets rotating by means of gear trips there by sucking the air through an inlet port in chamber and then compressing the same
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The helix of the male and female rotor screw is designed to permit complete charging of the inter lobe space before the re-mesh.
On completion of the filling operation the inlet end of male and female lobes begins to re-engage thus reduces the volume of air continuously.
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Thus compression begins and air is discharged at the end of other side.
There is no contact between male and female rotors and casing. Hence no lubrication require but oil may injected for the purpose of cooling.
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It is used in applications where higher flow at comparatively low pressure is required.
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Here two lobes are placed in a casing The air is transferred from suction side to
the delivery side with continuous rotation of two lobes
The lobes are precisely maintained and the casing also maintained to close tolerances
It has limited compression ratio @ 1.7
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Multi stage compressor is use to develop pressures more than 35 kg/cm2.
For preparation of mineral water bottle, air pressure more than 40 kg/cm2 is required to produce desired shape of bottle at bottom side.
Here two stage compressor is not used as it produces pressure up to 35 kg/cm2 .
Three stage compressor is use as it produces pressure up to 85 kg/cm2 .
Above four stage compressor is used.
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The working is same as that of double stage compressor.
In three stage compressor fresh air from atmosphere enters first stage cylinder through air cleaner.
Here it is compressed by piston to 4 kg/cm2 and then delivered to second stage cylinder through intercooler for further compression.
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In second stage cylinder low pressure air is compressed upto 14 kg/cm2 and discharge to third stage cylinder through second intercooler to increase air pressure up to desired delivery pressure i.e. 35 to 85 kg/cm2
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Selection of air compressor for given application is governed by several factors as below
Pressure Flow rates or capacity Geometry of cylinder Speed of piston The layout of pipe line, system
requirement and the distance of user machine from compressor plant
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Pressure : The discharge pressure from the
compressor should be decided first considering the needs of the cylinder, air motor & pressure drop in the circuit.
Most of pneumatic systems and tools are designed for pressure of 6 – 7 bar.
A compressor used should meet the requirement.
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Pressure : Pneumatic circuit requiring air at high
pressure can be supplied with air by a separate high pressure compressor
While any low pressure can be met by availing a reducing valve.
For huge air flow rates at pressures below 2 bar, a turbo-blower or low pressure rotary compressor may be used.
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Flow rates or capacity:- Volume of air required per minute is also
an important factor for selection. The capacity should be adequate enough
to supply air to all devices operating simultaneously.
In many plants where pneumatic tools are operated intermittently, in such cases maximum instantaneous demand of the compressed air has to be find first.
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Geometry of cylinder:- For single cylinder geometric fashion :-
vertical-single acting or double actinghorizontal- single or double acting
For two cylinders geometric fashion:-- vertical inline, single or double
acting- V-type, single or double acting- horizontal duplex, double acting
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Speed of piston:- The speed of piston inside the cylinder
must also be considered. For small capacity compressor, the piston
speed 300 m/min, whereas for large capacity compressor piston speed 250 m/min.
The layout of pipe line, system requirement and the distance of user machine from compressor plant