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Scroll Pump - Compression Pocket Volume Calculation
I am attempting to develop a simple model of the compression process for a scroll-type vacuum pump. I would like to calculate the volume reduction in a single compression pocket as the pocket travels from inlet to exhaust (outside wrap to center.) I believe this should be possible given the...- gibbylt1
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- Forum: Pump engineering
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Force generated by rotating mass
All - I'm new to the forum, just ran across this topic on a google search today. I'm trying to recreate the original ~82,500lb force from the 80lb weight at r=7.5". The only way I can do so is to divide the 80lb weight by 9.8 m/s^2 - was there a unit error in the calculation? I believe the...- gibbylt1
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- Forum: Mechanical Acoustics/Vibration engineering
