Page 225 - Chemical process engineering design and economics
P. 225

208                                                       Chapter 5





                                               DESIGN
                                               POINT












                  20


                        20   40   60   10  100  120  140
                                    Capacity, %
           Figure  5.12  Characteristic  curve  for  a  centrifugal  compressor.  From
           Ref.  19 with permission.


























                  10     10*     10*    10 4    10*
                               Inlet Flowrate, tf/min
           Figure 5.13  Compressor selection chart.  From  Ref.  12 with permission.






         Copyright © 2003 by Taylor & Francis Group LLC
   220   221   222   223   224   225   226   227   228   229   230