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Does anyone or has anyone experienced axial grooves(crank to head)all the way around(360 degrees) a cylinder of a reciprocating compressor? This is our 3rd time this has happened. We're also breaking distance piece to cylinder bolts on the low end. Any experience on this matter would be great. I...

Thanks for the response guys. Your input has been very helpful. I just figured, you shouldnt let all that heat go to waste.

I was wondering, is there any way to use the off gases that is vented to generate steam power?

Can anyone give me some advice in designing one? Right now, my design is a simple lever arm. It has a pivot point and counter weight. It also has a wheel to allow the arm to rotate. The arm is a circular pipe inside another circular pipe, this allow for translation and rotation. Any feedback on...

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Well, I tried a different approach. Tell me if I'm doing this right. Same approach, just solving for v1. This is at the exit point. P1=(80+14.7)psia T1=(70+460)R P2=14.7psia T2=(70+460)R Here, I just assumed A1=A2. Then let V2=(rho1/rho2*V1). I end up with 452 ft/s for V1.

Here is how I set up the problem: P1=(180+14.7)psia T1=(70+460)R Z=0 P2=(80+14.7) T2=(70+460)R Z2=15 ft I got the density for the different pressures. Then, like insult said, used convervation of mass to be able to solve for V2. P1+rho1*(rho2/rho1*V2)^2/2=P2+rho2*V2^2/2+rho2*g*Z2 I also...

I am getting 1646 ft/s. Is this number to high?

correction :you add insult to injury

insult you are an insult to injury

thanks never assume anything?

andrew No, this is not my real name, my real name is Hoang Le. Wayne Lee is easier to pronouce and if I was given a american name, then this would be it.

One last question, the velocity to calculate the flowrate, does this mean its acfm or scfm? I am assuming acfm.

insult Thank you very much. Please excuse my ignorance and lack of experience.

insult Yes it does contain liquid in the vessel. Are you saying that I could have a two phase mixture on my hands. If pressure and temperature are small and the height doesn't change then, along a stream line it is constant. I still dont know what the velocity upstream or downstream. All I have...