ME 200 - Lecture 25 - BW
ME 200 - Lecture 25 - BW
ME 200 - Lecture 25 - BW
Isentropic Efficiencies
2 s
Work Producing Device: actual work output
relative to work output for an isentropic device In general, turbine isentropic efficiency is
(i.e., actual/maximum work output of an adiabatic
actual work output w
device) ηT = = a
isentropic work output ws
Work Consuming Device: isentropic work input
relative to actual work input (i.e., minimum/actual where the isentropic work is evaluated between the
work input for an adiabatic device) actual inlet condition and the outlet pressure.
T2, P2, V2
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Isentropic Compressor Efficiency
Air Compressor Example
2
P2
T
Wɺ sh
P1
1 s
Compressor isentropic efficiency is the inverse of
turbine efficiency
isentropic work input ws
ηC = =
actual work input wa
For an adiabatic compressor with ∆ke = ∆pe = 0,
h2 s − h1
ηC = typically 0.5 < ηC < 0.9
h2 − h1
h2 s − h1 v( P2 − P1 )
ηP = =
h2 − h1 c(T2 − T1 ) + v( P2 − P1 )
P2 P2
s s
System: 2
Find: 1
1. exit velocity, V2
2. exit temperature, T2