comparision between screw and centrifugal compressors
comparision between screw and centrifugal compressors
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Dear friends.
hi.
Presently one of the compressor suppliers is convecing us to buy centrifugal air compressor instead of buying screw air compressor. We require 500m3/min air compressor for 8 bar pressure and air should be oil free. The supplier (Ingersoll) claims that centrifugal compressors are more efficint(unit m3 of air/kW) as compare to screw air compressor of similar range. They also claims that the long term maintenance cost for centrfugal compressor is far less then screw. If you friends have any syggestion.
Also i want to knoe how to calculate the efficiency of screw and centrifugal compressor. For recip god knoledge is available in marine books but i am un able to find any thing for screw and centrifugal.
awaiting replies.
turbo65
hi.
Presently one of the compressor suppliers is convecing us to buy centrifugal air compressor instead of buying screw air compressor. We require 500m3/min air compressor for 8 bar pressure and air should be oil free. The supplier (Ingersoll) claims that centrifugal compressors are more efficint(unit m3 of air/kW) as compare to screw air compressor of similar range. They also claims that the long term maintenance cost for centrfugal compressor is far less then screw. If you friends have any syggestion.
Also i want to knoe how to calculate the efficiency of screw and centrifugal compressor. For recip god knoledge is available in marine books but i am un able to find any thing for screw and centrifugal.
awaiting replies.
turbo65





RE: comparision between screw and centrifugal compressors
As I deal with air conditioning this is what I know about Screws vs Centrifugals
Pros:(screws)
1. full load efficiency = to single stage centrifugals
2. part load eff 10 to 15% better then single stage cent.
3. excellent for air cooled application
4. surge not a factor
Con;
1. less efficient then 2 stage centrifugals
2. requires more maintenance then cent. If I get more info I will pass it on!
RE: comparision between screw and centrifugal compressors
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RE: comparision between screw and centrifugal compressors
RE: comparision between screw and centrifugal compressors
One thing about a dry screw machine is that they are extremely noisy and require intake and exhaust silencers. Even with the silencers, they are still loud and will cause enough vibration to loosen bolts and break small fittings.
RE: comparision between screw and centrifugal compressors
See FAQ378-764 in the Piping and Fluid Mechanics Forum for some general discussion of the relative effeciency of Screws, Centrifuguls, and Recips. If your salesman was comparing a centrifugul to a dry screw, he was about right.
For your 500 m3/min (25 MMCF/d) and 8 bar (117 psig) oil-free application, a 3 or 4 stage centrifugul is probably the best choice since coalescing filters never take all the oil from a flooded screw (which would be the best choice by far if you could tolerate a small amount of oil).
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
www.muleshoe-eng.com