Centrifugal Compressor Demonstration Unit

Specification of Centrifugal Compressor Demonstration Unit

• A small-scale multi-stage centrifugal compressor demonstration unit, comprising of an inlet duct, the compressor, an outlet duct and an adjustable aperture, all mounted on a stainless steel base.
• Seven stages in the compressor.
• Equipped with electronic measurement sensors for head pressure, flow rate (via orifice plate) and air temperature.
• Capable of being linked to a PC (not supplied) via a dedicated interface console (an essential accessory).
• Supplied with software providing full instructions for setting up, operating, calibrating and performing the teaching exercises. Facilities for logging, processing and displaying data graphically.
• Full theoretical back-up together with a student questions and answers session.

 Technical Details of Centrifugal Compressor Demonstration Unit

• The analogue output data is digitised and transferred to a computer using the standard USB (Universal Serial Bus). This allows any standard modern Windows computer to be used, including notebooks, and does not require any internal access to the computer.
• The equipment is supplied complete with a USB lead for connection to the computer.
• The interfaces to the computer using the device and the USB port of the computer.
• Also available is a software driver that allows the outputs to be read in other software programs, such as Labview