. A single stage double acting air compressor delivers 5 m of free air per minute...

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. A single stage double acting air compressor delivers 5 m offree air per minute at 1 bar and 20 C to 7.5 bar with the followingdata;R.P.M. = 300; Temperature rise of air during suction stroke =12 C ; Clearance volume = 5% of stroke volume; Index of compressionand expansion, n=1.3; Length of the stroke = 1.3 times the cylinderdiameter.

Calculate: 1. Power input to the shaft; 2. The volumetricefficiency; and 3. The cylinder diameter

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