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Intercooler
Intercooler
n−1
With pressure drop in the intercooler: nP1V1' P2 n
W1 = − 1
T1 ≠ T3 and P2 ≠ P3 n − 1 P1
W = W1 + W2
P1V1’ ≠ P3V3’ n−1
nP3 V3' P4 n
W2 = − 1
n − 1 P3
P T P4 P1
P2 P3
P4 5 4
PVn = C 4 2
W2
P2 6 7
3
2
P3 3 1
W1 Qx
P1
8
1
V S
W3 PVn = C 6 4 2
Py 9 4
8 5
W2 3 1
Px 11 2
5
10 3
W1
P1 Qy Qx
1 S
12 V
Note: For multistage compressor with pressure drop in the intercoolers the
equation of W above cannot be applied. The total work is equal to the sum
of the work for each stage that is computed separately.
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