Product

data

table1

Name

fraction
mol

methane
ethane
propane

0.85
0.10
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00

Mw
g/mol
16.04
30.07
44.10

Pseudo
Mw
g/mol
13.63
3.01
2.21
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
gas
mixture
Equipment

Tc

Pseudo
Tc
K
162.10
30.55
18.50
0.00
0.00
0.00

K
190.70
305.46
370.00

0.00
Mw
g/mol
18.85

1.00

Pc
atm
45.50
48.16
42.00

0.00
Tc
K
211.14

Pseudo
Pc
atm
38.68
4.82
2.10
0.00
0.00
0.00

Pseudo
k

1.30
1.19
1.13

1.11
0.12
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
Pc
Atm
45.59

Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Water

1.28

Tc
K
190.70
305.46
370.00
425.20
126.20
154.80
647.00

1000
1699
0.653
0.664

2000
3398
0.693
0.689

polytropic efficiency
ref Inlet gas

288.70
15.55
519.66
2.07
2.04
0.04
1.37

z1
R01

0.964
4.07
33434
0.745
2650.27
3728.94
3840.81

adiabatic
compression

K
C
R
Bar
atm

zaverage

0.939

kg/m3
m3/h
correlation or interpolation from table 2
Kw
Ea =
0.711
Kw
Kw

adiabatic & polytropic exponants

k/(k-1)
4.57
(k-1)/k
0.219

(n-1)/n

Outlet
T2
T2
T2
P2

375.72
102.57
676.30
6.90
6.81

K
C
R
bar
atm

P2/Pc
T2/Tc

0.15
1.78

z2
R02

0.914
12.52

kg/m3

Q2v(T2,P2)

10869

m3/h

Compression ratio
P2/P1

Qv1 acfm
Qv1 m3/h
table
Ep
correlation Ep

3.33

Qv1 acfm
Qv1 m3/h
Ep

n/(n-1)

K
C
R
Bar
atm

P1/Pc
T1/Tc
z1
R01

288.70
15.55
519.66
2.07
2.04
0.02
1.37
0.964
4.07

Q1v(T1,P1)

33434

Polytropic
compression

Outlet
T2
T2
T2
P2

3.41

K
C
R
bar
atm

kg/m3

P2/Pc
T2/Tc
z2
R02

m3/h

Q2v(T2,P2)

11561

m3/h

teta

Hp

65053.64

ft-lbf/lbm

P Polytro
P shaft
P motor

2778.80
3728.94
3840.81

Kw
Kw
Kw

0.945

Cv
Kj/kg /k
1.70
1.47
1.48
1.53
0.74
0.66
1.51

Published by Ankur , Feb 21th

Metric Units:

Centrifugal compressor

100000
169901

3000
4000
5097
6796
0.710
0.716
0.702
0.710
axial
compressor
200000
400000
600000
339802
679604 1019406
0.827

0.83

5000
8495
0.720
0.716

N
rotation speed

nominal inlet
volumique flowrate
m3/h

1.42

Compression ratio
P2/P1

Mayer's relation
Real gas
adiabatic transformation
Polytropic transformation
Affinity law

Power
P adiab=
Ea=
Pshaft=
Pmotor=
P poly =

2.78e-4*(k/(k-1))*Qv1*P1*((P2/P1)^(k-1)/k -1)

P Kw

Qv1 m3/h

P1 Kpa

Pad/Ea
Pshaft *( 1+% loss)
2.78e-4*(n/(n-1))*Qv1*P1*((P2/P1)^(n-1)/n -1)

P Kw

Qv1 m3/h

P1 Kpa

teta =
HP/stage

(26.1* Mw/ (k1*T1*z1))^.5

table 4

T1 : Rankine
HP
ft-lbf/lbm

n stage=
speed=

Hpmax/Hpstage
tables 3 & 4
Nominal speed *( HP max/ HP nominal/Number of stages) ^.5

((p2/p1)^(k-1)/k -1)/ ( (p2/p1)(k-1)/(k*Ep)-1)

40000
67960
0.749
0.755

100000
169901
0.760
0.761

Efficiency nominal
polytropic rotation speed
%
RPM

table 4
9950
7
5688

1700-12000

30

10000

76

11000

406

10000-31000
22000-53000
39000-75000
56000-110000
82000-170000

30
30
30
30
30

10000
10000
10000
10000
10000

76
77
77
78
78

7700
5900
4900
4000
3300

584
762
914
1120
1370

d
e

table 4

maximum polytropic head /stage

1
12000
1.9
5800

1.1
12000
2
5100

1.2
12000
2.1
4800

1.3
12000
2.2
4200

1.4
10700
2.3
3900

table 5

mechanical losses

1.5
9200
2.4
3500

% Gas power (shaft)

ft-lbf/lbm
stages
RPM

Impeller
diameter
mm

KW
0-2500
2500-5000
5000-7500
>7500

%
3
2.5
2
1.5

E.W.Mcallister
C Branam

1.6
8000
2.5
3200

1.7
7000

1.8
6400

2011

= 0.0992 +0.2463*log10Q1-0.02167*(log10Q1)2
Breizh
March 1st
2011
Ep=0.1746721+0.2152712*log10(Qv)-1.9708661821e-2*(log10Qv)^2
where:

Ep

Ep = polytropic efficiency
Q1 = inlet volume flow, m 3/h

ref : Pipe line rules of thumbs

Rules of Thumbs for Chemical engineers
Perry 7th edition

P*V=Z*R*T
P*V^k =cte
P*V^n =cte
H N^2

10000
16990
0.730
0.733

b
c

teta
HP/stage
teta
HP/stage

3.33

nominal polytropic
head
HP max
kg-Nm/kg ft-lbf/lbm

data filled manualy

data calculated
From Z& density

Cp-Cv =R/Mw

7000
11893
0.725
0.725

0.831

kg/m3

0.88 HP/stage

Calculation

k
1.30
1.19
1.13
1.09
1.40
1.39
1.31

Ep

411.14
137.99
740.05
6.90
6.81
0.15
1.95
0.926
11.77

zaverage

Cp
Kj/kg /k
2.22
1.75
1.67
1.67
1.04
0.92
1.97

table 3

frame

0.294

Pc
atm
45.50
48.16
42.00
37.50
33.50
50.10
218.30

Ep

0.817

f
Inlet
T1
T1
T1
P1

Mw
g/mol
16.04
30.07
44.10
58.12
28.01
32.00
18.00

table 2

136078 kg/h

P1/Pc
T1/Tc

Q1v(T1,P1)
Ep
P adiab
P shaft
P motor

CH4
C2H6
C3H8
C4H10
N2
O2
H2O

0.00
k

design

Mass Flowrate
Inlet
T1
T1
T1
P1

gas properties

Name

0.745197

INPUT DATA
Symbol
Value

CALCULATIONS
Symbol
Value

Units

Physical data

Reduced conditions
Reduced temp. Tr
Reduced press. Pr

Compound
Molec. weight
Critical temp.

MW
Tc

18.85
-62.01

Critical temp.

Tc

211.14

Critical temp.

Tc

-79.62

g/mol
o
C

1.4405
0.1732

Equation constants

0.0001

b^2*(Pr/Tr)^2

Critical temp.

Tc

380.05

0.0104

b*(Pr/Tr)

Critical press.

Pc

45.59

atm

-0.0297

a*Pr/Tr^2.5

Critical press.

Pc

670.19

psia

A+B+C

-0.0192

Critical press.

Pc

46.20

bars

Predicted Z

0.0003

a*b*Pr^2/Tr^3.5

Operation conditions
Operation temp.
Operation temp.
Operation temp.
Operation temp.
Operation press.
Operation press.
Operation press.

T
T
T
T
P
P
P

C
K
F
o
R
atm
psia
bars

31.00
304.15
87.80
547.47
7.90
116.06
8.00

Note - Cells in pink are input cells.

N&R
Halley

0.9807
0.9807

density

6.08

kg/m3

All other cells are calculated cells.

Working equations Redlich & Kwong

P= R*T/(V-b) -a/( T^0.5 *V *(V+b))
a=0.42748
Where:
Real fluid
P*V=Z*R*T
b=0.08664
after eliminating V from equations above , get a cubic equation of the compressibility factor Z
Z^3-Z^2-Z*( A+B+C) -D = 0
3*Z^2-2Z-(A+B+C)
6*Z-2
Iteration results
2 Methods proposed

Zn+1=Zn-F(Zn)/F'(Zn)

Newton Raphson's method

initialization : Z=1
Iteration
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Zn

F(Zn)

F'(Zn)

Zn+1

1
0.9814649
0.98074538
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432

0.01889098
0.00068073
1.0063E-06
2.2101E-12
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17

1.01920059
0.94609086
0.94329435
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021

0.981464905
0.980745384
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317
0.980744317

-0.01854
-0.00072
-1.1E-06
-2.3E-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Zn+1=Zn-(2*F(Zn)*F'(Zn))/(2F'(Zn)^2-F(Zn)*F"(Zn))

Halley's method
initialization : Z=1
Iteration
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

F(Z)
F'(Z)
F"(Z)

Zn

F(Zn)

F'(Zn)

F"(Z)

1
0.9807653
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432
0.98074432

0.01889098
1.9797E-05
2.7622E-14
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17
-2.987E-17

1.01920059
0.94337173
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021
0.94329021

4
3.884591821
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904
3.884465904

Zn+1

0.980765 -0.0192347
0.980744 -2.099E-05
0.980744 -2.931E-14
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0
0.980744
0

Qv
Ep
log 10 Qv mod1
ACFM
QV ACFM
1000
0.6527
3 0.666864
2000
0.6934 3.30103 0.690389
3000
0.7097 3.477121 0.702624
4000
0.7167 3.60206 0.710622
5000
0.7213 3.69897 0.716435
10000
0.7306
4 0.732317
20000
0.74 4.30103 0.744906
40000
0.7493 4.60206 0.754204
60000
0.7539 4.778151 0.758116
80000
0.7586 4.90309 0.760209
100000
0.7609
5 0.761442
200000
0.7702 5.30103 0.763095

with QV (ACFM)
model 1 Ep = 0.252531+0.192604 *log10 Qv -1.8164379 E-02*(log10Qv)^2

Qv
Ep
log 10 Qv mod2
m3/h
QV m3/h
1699.01
0.6527 3.230196 0.664397
3398.02
0.6934 3.531226 0.689085
5097.03
0.7097 3.707317 0.701871
6796.04
0.7167 3.832256 0.710201
8495.05
0.7213 3.929166 0.716239
16990.1
0.7306 4.230196 0.732634
33980.2
0.74 4.531226 0.745456
67960.4
0.7493 4.832256 0.754707
101940.6
0.7539 5.008347 0.758462
135920.8
0.7586 5.133286 0.760385
169901
0.7609 5.230196 0.761453

339802

0.7702 5.531226

0.76241

with QV (m3/h)
model 2 Ep=0.1746721+0.2152712*log10(Qv)-1.9708661821e-2*(log10Qv)^2