TABLE OF CONTENTS Aungier Centrifugal Compressors: A Strategy for Aerodynamic Design and Analysis, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Berman- Vacuum Engineering Calculations, Formulas, and Solved Exercises, Academic Press; Bloch and Hoefner Reciprocating Compressors: Operation and Maintenance, Gulf Professional Publishing; Bloch Practical Guide to Compressor Technology, McGraw-Hill; Boyce Centrifugal Compressors: A Basic Guide, Pennwell; Brown Compressors: Selection and Sizing, Gulf Professional Publishing; Compressed Air and Gas Institute Air Compressor Selection and Application; Compressed Air and Gas Institute Compressed Air and Gas Handbook; Cumpsty Compressor Aerodynamics, Krieger, Gravdahl Compressor Surge and Rotating Stall: Modelling and Control, Springer Verlag; Hanlon Compressor Handbook, McGraw-Hill; Hehn Plant Engineering s Fluid Power Handbook, Gulf Professional Publishing; Hoffman Handbook of Vacuum Science and Technology, Academic Press; Hughes, Brighton, and Winowich Schaum s Outline of Fluid Dynamics, McGraw-Hill; Kalani Industrial Control Systems: Advances and Applicatinos, Butterworth-Heinemann; Lafferty Foundations of Vacuum Science and Technology, Wiley Interscience; Paidoussis Fluid Structure Interactions: Slender Structures & Axial Flow, Academic Press; Roth Vacuum Sealing Techniques, Springer Verlag; Shames Mechanics of Fluids, McGraw-Hill; Wennorstrom Design of Highly Loaded Axial-Flow Fans and Compressors, Concepts ETI.
Determine the required capacity, discharge pressure, and type of compressor for an industrial-plant compressed-air system fitted with the tools listed in Table 1. The plant is located at sea level and operates 16 h/day.
