WORK INPUT AND EFFICIENCY OF

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR

VAIBHAV C. CHAVAN
BE-C
ROLL NO-12
SUB- MUS
BASIC COMPONENTS OF
CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR
REPRESENTATION OF FLOW PROCESSES
ON T-S DIAGRAM
REPRESENTATION OF POINTS ON
CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR
IDEAL PROCESS WITH IDEAL
DIFFUSION PROCESS
WORK INPUT OF CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR

Neglecting the changes in potential energy and process being

adiabatic,the actual workdone per kg of air can be calculated from
steady flow 6energy equation as follows:

c
2 2

q wa h2 h1
c2 1
g z 2 z1
2

But q=0, z z
2 1 ,work is negative,

2

2

Therefore, w h2 h1
c 2 c1
2

 Adiabatic Workdone can be given as:

w h h c T T
a 02 01 p 02 01
n 1

p 02 n

T 02

p
But,
T 01
01
1

p

wa cp 02
p
1

01

Similarly isentropic workdone can be written as,
1

p 02

cp 1
wi
p


01

ISENTROPIC EFFICIENCY OF
CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR

Isentropic efficiency , is defined as the ratio of isentropic or ideal work

i

to the actual work.

Isentropic work
i Actual work

c T T

p 02 01

c T T
p 02 01

T T
i.e. 02 01

T T
i
02 01