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Horsepower Required to Compress Air, Three-stage Compression
Horsepower required for compressing one cubic foot of free air per minute (isothermally and adiabatically) from atmospheric pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch) to various gage pressures. Three-stage Compression, initial temperature of air, 60°F, jacket-cooling not considered.
Gage Pressure, Pounds | Absolute Pressure, Pounds | Number of Atm | Correct Ratio of Cylinder Volumes | Intercooler Gage Pressure, First and Second Stages | Isothermal Compression | Adiabatic Compression |
% of Saving over Two-stage Compression | ||||
Mean Effective Pressure* |
Hpr |
Mean Eff. Pressure, * Theoretical |
Mean Eff. Pressure plus15% Friction | Hp Theoretical | HP plus 15% Friction |
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100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350 1400 1450 1500 1550 1600 | 114.7 164.7 214.7 264.7 314.7 364.7 414.7 464.7 514.7 564.7 614.7 664.7 714.7 764.7 814.7 864.7 914.7 964.7 1014.7 1064.7 1114.7 1164.7 1214.7 1264.7 1314.7 1364.7 1414.7 1464.7 1514.7 1564.7 1614.7 | 7.8 11.2 14.6 18.0 21.4 24.8 28.2 31.6 35.0 38.4 41.8 45.2 48.6 52.0 55.4 58.8 62.2 65.6 69.0 72.4 75.8 79.2 82.6 86.0 89.4 92.8 96.2 99.6 103.0 106.4 109.8 | 1.98 2.24 2.44 2.62 2.78 2.92 3.04 3.16 3.27 3.38 3.47 3.56 3.65 3.73 3.82 3.89 3.95 4.03 4.11 4.15 4.23 4.30 4.33 4.42 4.48 4.53 4.58 4.64 4.69 4.74 4.79 | 14.4 - 42.9 18.2 - 59.0 21.2 - 73.0 23.8 - 86.1 26.1 - 98.7 28.2 - 110.5 30.0 - 121.0 31.8 - 132.3 33.4 - 142.4 35.0 - 153.1 36.3 - 162.3 37.6 - 171.5 38.9 - 180.8 40.1 - 189.8 41.4 - 199.5 42.5 - 207.8 43.4 - 214.6 44.6 - 224.5 45.7 - 233.3 46.3 - 238.3 47.5 - 248.3 48.5 - 256.8 49.0 - 261.3 50.3 - 272.3 51.3 - 280.8 52.0 - 287.3 52.6 - 293.5 53.5 - 301.5 54.3 - 309.3 55.0 - 317.3 55.8 - 323.3 | 30.30 35.59 39.50 42.70 45.30 47.30 49.20 51.20 52.70 53.75 54.85 56.00 57.15 58.10 59.00 60.20 60.80 61.72 62.40 63.10 63.80 64.40 65.00 65.60 66.30 66.70 67.00 67.70 68.30 68.80 69.10 | 0.132 0.155 0.172 0.186 0.197 0.206 0.214 0.223 0.229 0.234 0.239 0.244 0.249 0.253 0.257 0.262 0.265 0.269 0.272 0.275 0.278 0.281 0.283 0.286 0.289 0.291 0.292 0.295 0.298 0.300 0.302 | 33.30 40.30 45.20 49.20 52.70 55.45 58.25 60.40 62.30 65.00 66.85 67.90 69.40 70.75 72.45 73.75 74.80 76.10 77.20 78.10 79.10 80.15 81.00 82.00 82.90 84.00 84.60 85.30 85.80 86.80 87.60 | 38.30 46.50 52.00 56.60 60.70 63.80 66.90 69.40 71.70 74.75 76.90 78.15 79.85 81.40 83.25 84.90 86.00 87.50 88.80 90.10 91.10 92.20 93.15 94.30 95.30 96.60 97.30 98.20 98.80 99.85 100.80 | 0.145 0.175 0.196 0.214 0.229 0.242 0.253 0.263 0.273 0.283 0.291 0.296 0.303 0.309 0.315 0.321 0.326 0.331 0.336 0.340 0.344 0.349 0.353 0.357 0.362 0.366 0.368 0.371 0.374 0.378 0.382 | 0.167 0.202 0.226 0.246 0.264 0.277 0.292 0.302 0.314 0.326 0.334 0.340 0.348 0.355 0.362 0.369 0.375 0.381 0.383 0.391 0.396 0.401 0.405 0.411 0.416 0.421 0.423 0.426 0.430 0.434 0.438 | 5.23 5.92 6.67 6.96 7.28 7.64 8.33 8.36 8.38 8.80 8.86 9.02 9.18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
* Mean Effective Pressure (MEP) is defined as that single pressure rise, above atmospheric, which would require the same horsepower as the actual varying pressures during compression.