I was reading an article on compressors and came across the following statement : "A reduction in the delivery pressure by 1 bar in a compressor would reduce the power consumption by 6 – 10 %.
What are the underlying calculations and/or the principle behind this result?
This is regarding a fluidised bed coal fired heater (Cap. 10 Mkcal/hr), used to heat thermic fluid, for which I have calculated the following numbers.
As we know, there are two methods to calculate the efficiency, the Direct method, and the Indirect method.
The Calculated values come out as...
I am currently working on a process where two streams of the same liquid at different temperatures are mixed. There is a temperature indicator at the outlet of the mixing position, however, it shows erranous readings. It is suspected that this is because the two streams have not mixed properly...
