meen 2210

Compressor/Turbine Project MEEN 2210 Spring 2023

This project requires that a brief report write-up be made. This report requires the following sections:

Introduction: Explain here what exactly is the assignment and the purpose of the assignment.

Background: Explain here any equations/theory/methods/software etc. used for the assignment.

Methodology: Any calculations, tables, graphs, and actual work needs to be included here along with an explanation of these items.

Conclusion: What trends are observed? What are the final values? Discuss whether the results are reasonable or not. What are the recommendations?

Please write in the IT tense and also write in layman terms or explain things in a way that an non-engineer can understand them. There is no guarantee that when you graduate and get hired, your boss will have an engineering degree. Thus, you will still need to explain things in a way he/she can understand them. Also, people change jobs for many reasons and often when they do, they leave behind technical work. Without having a write-up on this technical report, it is difficult to understand what happened or how this data was gathered. It takes time, money, energy and effort to conduct experiments/projects and thus, a brief report is designed to save the company time and money. Lastly, pay attention to the grammar and spelling issues. Quality and professionalism matters at all times!

Assignment:

You are to analyze two problems: The compressor Problem and Turbine Problem and write a brief report to cover BOTH problems. The details for each problem is given below.

COMPRESSOR PROBLEM

Compressors are used generally to increase the energy strength of incoming fluid streams, but they generally require power=work/time input to operate.

#1 Separate streams of air and water flow through the compressor and heat exchanger arrangement shown in the figure below, where the mass rate 𝑚˙1 varies from 0.5 kg/s to 2.5 kg/sec in increments of 0.5 kg/sec and 𝑇6= 50°C. Steady-state operating data are provided on the figure. Heat transfer with the surroundings can be neglected, as can all kinetic and potential energy effects. The air is modeled as an ideal gas.

Determine:

(a) the total power provided for both compressors, in kW.

(b) the mass flow rate of the water, in kg/s.

c) the cost to operate the system.

Analyze the two-compressor system for different air mass rates passing through the compressors. Provide clearly detailed professional written sample of the calculations needed to analyze each component of the system in the report. Complete the following table and plot the mass of air M1 against the Mass rate of water M6, plot the mass rate M1 against the power needed for compressor 1, plot the mass rate M1 against the power needed for compressor 2, plot the mass rate of air against the cost to run both compressors for 24 hours at a rate of $0.13/kwhr.

TWO COMPRESSOR PROBLEM
Mass Rate of Air M1 in kg/sec	Work Compressor 1	Work Compressor 2	Mass Rate of Water M6 in kg/sec	Cost to Operate Both Compressors for 24 hours at $0.13/kwhr
0.5 kg/sec
1.0 kg/sec
1.5 kg/sec
2.0 kg/sec
2.5 kg/sec

TURBINE PROBLEM

Turbines are devices that use the energy from fluids to produce mechanical power=work/time to operate other devices such as electricity generators.

#2 Separate streams of steam and air flow through the turbine and heat exchanger arrangement shown in the figure below, where the air stream mass rate 𝑚˙5 ranges from 1500 kg/min to 3500 kg/min in increments of 500 kg/min and 𝑊˙𝑡1= 10,000 kW,. Steady-state operating data are provided on the figure. Heat transfer with the surroundings can be neglected, as can all kinetic and potential energy effects.

Analyze the two-compressor system for different air mass flow rates into the heat exchanger. Provide clearly detailed professional written sample of the calculations needed to analyze each component of the system and the overall system. Complete the following table and plot the mass of air M5 against the Temperate T3, plot the mass rate M5 against the power output of turbine 2, plot the mass rate M5 against the mass rate M1 of steam, plot the mass rate of air M5 against the value of the energy output provided by both turbines for a 24 hours period at the energy cost of $0.15/kwhr.

TWO TURBINE PROBLEM
Mass Rate of Air M5 in kg/min	Temperature T3	Power Output Turbine 2	Mass Rate of Water Min kg/sec	Value of total energy provided by turbines running 24 hours at $0.13/kwhr
1500 kg/min
2000 kg/min
2500 kg/min
3000 kg/min
3500 kg/min

The deadline for the project is April 25, 2023. Please plan accordingly and do not expect any extensions. Dr. Anaya