May 20, 2015 #1 anji71 Chemical Jan 4, 2005 12 Why do you think the discharge temperature of a gas compressor remains high after the machine has tripped?
Why do you think the discharge temperature of a gas compressor remains high after the machine has tripped?
May 20, 2015 #2 zdas04 Mechanical Jun 25, 2002 10,274 There is a lot of mass in a compressor cylinder. Every bit of it eventually reaches the gas temperature. It takes a while for that heat to transfer to somewhere else. David Simpson, PE MuleShoe Engineering In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist Upvote 0 Downvote
There is a lot of mass in a compressor cylinder. Every bit of it eventually reaches the gas temperature. It takes a while for that heat to transfer to somewhere else. David Simpson, PE MuleShoe Engineering In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist
May 20, 2015 Thread starter #3 anji71 Chemical Jan 4, 2005 12 Could it also be that the valves to the downstream cooler have closed thus trapping the heat? Like you said the heat transfer would take a while. Upvote 0 Downvote
Could it also be that the valves to the downstream cooler have closed thus trapping the heat? Like you said the heat transfer would take a while.
May 20, 2015 1 #4 zdas04 Mechanical Jun 25, 2002 10,274 The BTU in the steel is many orders of magnitude greater than the BTU in the gas at the same dT to ambient. David Simpson, PE MuleShoe Engineering In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist Upvote 0 Downvote
The BTU in the steel is many orders of magnitude greater than the BTU in the gas at the same dT to ambient. David Simpson, PE MuleShoe Engineering In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist
