Design, Modification & Analysis of Industrial Air Compressor (Type: VT4)

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2018 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 5 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2018

Authors : Mr.Shashank Gurnule, Prof.Ritesh Banpurkar

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V5I5P103

How to Cite?

Mr.Shashank Gurnule, Prof.Ritesh Banpurkar, "Design, Modification & Analysis of Industrial Air Compressor (Type: VT4)," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 5,  no. 5, pp. 12-18, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V5I5P103

Abstract:

This paper showshow important the intercooling of the air compressor is necessary for an efficient process. The meaning of air compression is to reduce a specified volume, increasingpressure. For improving the efficiency of the system,compression is done in more than one stage, and intercooler is provided between each stage. Intercooler improves the quality of air and reduces inlet air temperature in the last stage. The function of the intercooler is to cool the air as it leaves the Low-Pressure cylinder and before it enters the High-Pressure cylinder. Thisimproves the efficiency of the compressor and ensures that the temperature of the air receiver outlet valves is just right for optimumoperation of the tools connected to the compressor.Theintercooler is composed of sheet metal plate elements or tubular core.Type VT4 compressor is a Two Cylinder, Two-Stage Reciprocating Air Compressorwhichismost widely used for Industrial and Underground Mining Purpose. This paper proves that the increase in the size of intercooler increases the efficiency of the compressor and avoids heating in High-Pressure Cylinder since the intercooling is made efficient.

Keywords:

Air Compressor, High-Pressure Cylinder, Intercooler, Low-Pressure Cylinder, Shell and Tube.

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