Calculation

Assumptions
Air obeys the ideal gas law: PV = mRT.
The process is isentropic.
The initial volumetric efficiency, vol, a value of 70% is used.
The volume of the tyre (Vtyre) remains constant throughout the
process
The initial pressure and temperature of the air within the tyre
are considered as ambient with Pamb=1 bar (absolute) and
Tamb=293 K (20 C) respectively.

Intake Volume of Free Air

The Ideal Gas law is used to determine the Free Air Volume at
ambient
conditions:

PA V A
TA = mR = constant

The Ideal Gas law is written for the reversible process as

follows:

PA V A PBV B
TA = TB

V

Free Air Volume )

The following substitutions are made into the Ideal Gas law
PA=PIntake=Pamb=1 bar (absolute) for this calculation
 VA=VFreeAir, the equivalent volume of free air at ambient
conditions.
TA=TB=Tamb= 293 K.
PB=Ptyre , the inflated tyre pressure of 3 bar (absolute).
VB=Vtyre , the volume of the (pressurised) tyre of 19.8 x 10-3
m3 .

P Intake .V FreeAir Ptyre . V tyre

T ambient = T ambient

Ptyre . V tyre . T ambient

V FreeAir
= T ambient . P Intake

3 19.8 103 293

= 293 1

3
= 0.0594 m

Intake volume required

V Intake =V FreeAirV Tyre

3
V Intake =0.059419.8 10

= 0.0396 m3

Volumetric Flow Rate

V
V = Intake
t

0.0396
= 300

= 1.32 104
Swept Volume of the Compressor Cylinder

Volume of air induce at inlet V Effective

n vol= =
Swept volume of cylinder V swept

N
V =n vol Vswept
60

Where :
n vol
is the efficiency of thje compressor (0.7)
N is the motor (2000 RPM)

Solving the equation :

V Intake
V swept =
N
nvol
60

= 5.66
10-6

Piston Stroke Length

The stroke can be calculated as follows

 2
.D
V swept = .l
4

Given D is (0.02m)
So

4
l= 2
. V swept
(0.02)

= 0.018m

Volumetric Efficiency, n vol

P delivery
Pintake



n vol=1C .

Where
Pdelivery
P intake




1nvol
C=

 V clearance
Where C clearance volume ratio=
V swept

And given
J
1005
CP kg K
= ratio of specific heat values = = =1.4
CV J
718
kg K

( for air )
n vol = 0.7
Pdelivery =6
Pintake =1

P delivery
P intake




10.7
C=

= 0.1156
Clearance Ratio, C
V clearance
C=
V swept

V clearance=C V swept

= 0.1156 5.66
10-6

= 6.543 10-7
. D2
V clearance= . l clearance
4
So

4 7
l clearance = 2
.6.543 10
(0.02)

3
= 2.083 10 m

However the clearance (11.56%) exceeds the clearance range

between 4% to 10%

3
Assuming L = 1.4 10

2
.D
V clearance= . l clearance
4

2
.D 3
= 4 .1.4 10

=4.398 10-7
V clearance
C=
V swept

7 6
= (4.398 10 )/(5.66 10 )

=0.0777
=7.77%
 P delivery
Pintake



n vol=1C .

6
1



n vol=10.077 .

= 0.798