A reciprocating piston compressor has the following: -Piston diameter of 300mm, -Stroke of 450mm, -Intake pressure of 1 bar, -Intake temperature of air at 200C, -Clearance volume of 3%, -Rotational speed N = 250rev/min, -Discharge pressure = 40 bar, -Compression and Re-expansion are polytropic process with k = 1.25 a) Find the compressor’s characteristics (V,P T at all points A,B, C, D). b) Calculate the work and power of the compressor.

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A reciprocating piston compressor has the following:
-Piston diameter of 300mm,
-Stroke of 450mm,
-Intake pressure of 1 bar,
-Intake temperature of air at 200C,
-Clearance volume of 3%,
-Rotational speed N = 250rev/min,
-Discharge pressure = 40 bar,
-Compression and Re-expansion are polytropic process with k = 1.25
a) Find the compressor’s characteristics (V,P T at all points A,B, C, D).
b) Calculate the work and power of the compressor.

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