GAS COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE
INPUT DATA
Title
Gas flow rate
lb/hr
Suction pressure
psia
Discharge pressure
psia
Inlet temperature
° F
Adiabatic exponent C
p
/C
v
Molecular weight of gas
lb/lb-mole
Average compressibility factor
Polytropic efficiency
RESULTS
Variables
Values
Units
♦ Compression ratio
4.0
♦ Polytropic head
76873.771
ft
♦ Gas discharge temperature
310.403
°F
♦ Gas horsepower
931.8033
hp
♦ Mechanical losses
27.954
hp
♦ Total brake horsepower
959.757
hp
♦ Work done
735.634
lb-mole/hr