Compressed Air Sizing

To calculate Air requirement @ following conditions:

Pressure, P = 7 bar(g) = 6.9083 atm(g)

= 7.9413 atm(a)
Temperature, T = 45 °C = 318 K
Gas Constant, R = 0.08206 atm.m3/K

Using Ideal Gas,

PxV = RxT

To calculate Volume of Air

V = RxT
P

V = 0.08206 x 318
7.9413

V = 3.286 m3/hr.

To calculate Line size for 3.286m3/hr. flowrate

Q = 3.286 m3/hr.
= 0.00092 m3/sec
Considering,
V = 15 m/sec.

Q = AxV
= π x d2 x V
4
d = 0.00092 x 4
π x 15

d = 0.0089 m
8.9 mm

To calculate Line size for 30m3/hr. flowrate

Q = 30 m3/hr.
= 0.00834 m3/sec
Considering,
V = 15 m/sec.

Q = AxV
= π x d2 x V
4
d = 0.00834 x 4
π x 15

d = 0.0267 m
26.7 mm
 Summary

Flow Rate Velocity Line Size as per

Sr. No. Description
(m3/hr.) (m/s) f/r (mm)
1 XV-1001 3.286 15 8.81
2 XV-1002 3.286 15 8.81
3 XV-1003 3.286 15 8.81
4 XV-1004 3.286 15 8.81
5 CV-1003 3.286 15 8.81
6 CV-1004 3.286 15 8.81
7 Total Flow Rate 19.716 15 21.57
8 Additional 50 % 10

Grand Total (Flow Rate

9 30 15 26.6
With Additional Margin)
 Compressed Air Sizing
To calculate Air requirement @ following conditions:

Pressure, P = 7 bar(g) = 6.9083 atm(g)

= 7.9413 atm(a)
Temperature, T = 45 °C = 318 K
Gas Constant, R = 0.08206 atm.m3/K

Using Ideal Gas,

PxV = RxT

To calculate Volume of Air

V = RxT
P

V = 0.08206 x 318
7.9413

V = 3.286 m3/hr.

To calculate Line size for 3.286m3/hr. flowrate

Q = 3.286 m3/hr.
= 0.00092 m3/sec
Considering,
V = 15 m/sec.

Q = AxV
= πxd xV
2

4
d = 0.00092 x 4
π x 15

d = 0.0089 m
8.9 mm

To calculate Line size for 97m3/hr. flowrate

Q = 97 m3/hr.
= 0.02695 m3/sec
Considering,
V = 15 m/sec.
Q = AxV
= πxd xV
2

4
d = 0.02695 x 4
π x 15

d = 0.0479 m
47.9 mm
 Summary

Flow Rate Velocity

Sr. No. Description
(m3/hr.) (m/s)
1 XV-1001 3.286 15
2 XV-1002 3.286 15
3 XV-1003 3.286 15
4 XV-1004 3.286 15
5 TCV-1005 3.286 15
6 TCV-1005 3.286 15
7 TCV-1002 3.286 15
8 TCV-1004 3.286 15
9 TCV-1003 3.286 15
10 TCV-1004 3.286 15
11 TCV-1007 3.286 15
12 TCV-1002 3.286 15
13 TCV-1003 3.286 15
14 TCV-1007 3.286 15
15 Header for Autoclave (25-CA-AE-8026) 30 15
16 Total Flow Rate 76.004 15
17 Additional 25 % 20 15
Grand Total (Flow Rate With Additional
18 97 15
Margin)

58 CFM
Line Size as per
f/r (mm)
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
8.81
26.6
42.34
21.72

47.83