1. Inlet Pressure- It is the absolute pressure of air at the inlet of a compressor.
2. Discharge Pressure -It is the absolute pressure of air at the outlet of a compressor.
3. Compressor ratio (or pressure ratio) -It is the ratio of discharge pressure to the inlet pressure. Since the discharge pressure is always more than the inlet pressure, therefore the value of compression ratio is more than unity.
4. Compressor Capacity -It is the volume of air delivered by the compressor, and is expressed in m3 /min or m3 /sec.
5. Free Air Delivery- It is the actual volume delivered by a compressor when reduced to the normal temperature and pressure condition. The capacity of a compressor is generally given in terms of free delivery.
6. Swept volume- It is the volume of the air sucked by the compressor during its suction stroke: Mathematically, the swept volume or displacement of a single acting air compressor is equal to fR2l (Where “R” is the radius of cylinder bore and “1” the piston stroke).
7. Mean Effective Pressure- As a matter of fact, air pressure on the compressor piston keeps on changing with the movement of piston in the cylinder. The mean effective pressure of the compressor is found out mathematically by dividing the work done per cycle with the stroke volume.
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