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Air Compressor

12/13/2010 12:04 AM

we are using 1000 cfm@ 7 bar capacity of air compressor ,means within a Min it delivers 1000 cubic ft of air but how can i know for how much cfm how much power consumption takes
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12/13/2010 12:52 AM

One of the easiest ways to know this is to find a compressor rated for 1000 scfm at 7 bar, and check the data sheet for the BHP (brake horsepower) consumed in doing so.

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12/13/2010 5:13 AM

Measure it.
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12/13/2010 10:34 PM

Here, i had a doubt.,we are using 2 compressor and monthly power consumption is (avg) 4150 units/day.Do we can directly convert day into min ?
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12/13/2010 10:53 PM

One day = 1440 minutes.

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12/18/2010 4:23 AM

Only if it's running at load 24 hours/day for the whole month. Which is pretty unlikely.

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