Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Typical Efficiency for Compressor

Compressor efficiency is very much subject to compressor type, design, etc. It possibly range from 50% to 90%. Each compressor from different manufacturer may have different efficiency. Following are some typical compressor efficiency may be used during design phase. It shall be decided by compressor manufacturer.

Centrifugal : 75-80%
Note : nowadays several manufacturers may have some compressor efficiency upto 84%.

Centrifugal : 75-85%

Reciprocating :
- 65% with Compression ratio of 1.5
- 75% with Compression ratio of 2.0
- 80-85% with Compression ratio of 3-6

Rotary : 70%

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