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Compressor Efficiency

Compressor Efficiency

Compressor Efficiency

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What is the significance of using both adiabatic and polytropic efficiencies for compressors?

Why we calculate both efficiencies?

RE: Compressor Efficiency

Because there are different kinds of compressors? Adiabatic exponents work well for positive displacement machines, but not so well for dynamic machines. Polytropic exponents are pretty much meaningless for PD machines.

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RE: Compressor Efficiency

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In Unisim/Hysys it is required to input one of the efficiency. (Adiabatic or Polytropic) Then it calculates the other efficiency irrespective of compressor type (Centrifugal/Reciprocating/Screw).

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