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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Department of Mechanical Engineering


ME 401A, Energy Systems II
Assignment-2 (Centrifugal Compressors)
The problems are for practice in general. Problem # 2 has to be submitted for grading

Maximum Marks 5

[For all Problems, assume R=287J/ kg K , c p = 1005 J/ kg K and  = 1.4 for air]

1. Determine the pressure ratio developed and the specific work input to drive a centrifugal air
compressor having an impeller diameter of 0.5 m and running at 7000 rpm. Assume zero whirl at the
entry and T01 = 288 K.

Ans. (1.47, 33.58 kJ/kg)

2. A centrifugal compressor develops a pressure ratio of 4:1. The inlet eye of the compressor impeller
is 0.3 m in diameter. The axial velocity at inlet is 120 m/s and the mass flow rate is 10 kg/s. The
velocity in the delivery duct is 110 m/s. The tip speed of the impeller is 450 m/s and runs at 16,000
rpm with a total head isentropic efficiency of 80%. The inlet stagnation pressure and temperature are
101kN / m2 and 300 K. Calculate (a) the static temperatures and pressures at inlet and outlet of the
compressor, (b) the static pressure ratio, (c) the power required to drive the compressor.

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Ans T1 = 292.8 K , T2 = 476.28 K , p1 = 93 kN m2 , p2 = 386.9kN m2 , p2 p1 = 4.16, P =1.84MW )
3. The following results were obtained from a test on a small single-sided centrifugal compressor:

Compressor delivery stagnation pressure 2.97 bar


Compressor delivery stagnation temperature 429 K
Static pressure at impeller tip 1.92 bar
Mass flow 0.60 kg/s
Rotational speed 766 rev/s
Ambient conditions 0.99 bar 288 K

Determine the isentropic efficiency of the compressor. The diameter of the impeller is 0.165 m, the
axial depth of the vaneless diffuser is 0.01m and the number of impeller blades is 17. Making use of
the Stanitz equation for slip factor, calculate the stagnation pressure at the impeller tip.
Ans. (0.75, 3.13 bar)
4. A single sided centrifugal compressor is to deliver 14 kg/s of air when operating at a pressure ratio
of 4:1 and a speed of 200 rev/s. The inlet stagnation conditions are 288 K and 1.0 bar. The slip factor
and power input factor may be taken as 0.9 and 1.04 respectively. The overall isentropic efficiency
is 0.80. Determine the overall diameter of the impeller.

Ans. (0.69m)

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