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Subject:
Ultracentrafuge performance in air compression
Category: Science Asked by: rotorocket-ga List Price: $25.00 |
Posted:
07 May 2005 18:55 PDT
Expires: 06 Jun 2005 18:55 PDT Question ID: 519042 |
What is the formula that describes the air pressure at a given radius from the center of a rotating column of air in a centrifuge, in terms of air pressure at the center, density at the center, radius and rpm? For example: A closed, cylindrical vessel is rotated rapidly on its axis. Air at known pressure and temperature is allowed to enter at the center. What is the gas pressure at the outside edge after the gas is spinning at the same rate as the vessel? |
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Subject:
Re: Ultracentrafuge performance in air compression
From: racecar-ga on 09 May 2005 10:32 PDT |
If we assume that the vessle is maintained at the same temperature as the air when it enters, and that the system is allowed to come to thermal equilibrium, it's not necessary to consider adiabatic warming of the air as it is pressurized. In that case, dP = D A dR (P = pressure, D = density, A = acceleration, R = radius) D = (Do/Po) P (Do = density at center, Po = pressure at center) A = w^2 R (w = angular velocity) So, dP = Do/Po P w^2 R dR --> dP/P = Do/Po w^2 R dR Integrating, ln(P) = Do/Po w^2 r^2/2 + constant P = Po exp(.5 w^2 R^2 Do/Po) Some important things to remember when using this formula are that P and Po are absolute pressure (meaning relative to a vacuum, not to atmospheric pressure) and w is in radians per unit time. The units I would use are SI: pascals for pressure, kg/m^3 for density, rad/s for w, meters for R. To convert rpm to rad/s, multiply by 2*pi/60. Also, the formula treats air as an ideal gas, which is not valid if the density gets too high. |
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