Investigate the optimal pressure, P 2 , for a constant-pressure intercooler between two stages in a compressor.

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Investigate the optimal pressure, P2, for a constant-pressure intercooler between two stages in a compressor. Assume that the compression process in each stage follows a poly tropic process and that the intercooler brings the substance to the original inlet temperature, T1. Show that the minimal work for the combined stages arises when P2 = (P1P3)1/2 where P3 is the final exit pressure.

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Fundamentals Of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 9781118131992

8th Edition

Authors: Claus Borgnakke, Richard E. Sonntag

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