Compressor Map Theory
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Compressor Map Theory
Hey guys,
I've been looking at the different compressor maps from the T04B to the T-76. It appears they are useless without knowing the airflow through the engine. Is the following a satisfactory was to compute engine air flow?
Say we're flowing 3600 cc/min of fuel (thats 550s and 1200s maxed out) at an AFR of 11.
3600 cc/min = ~57.6 gal/hr =~345 lbs/hr of fuel.
Since the AFR is 11, we get 3800 lbs/hr of air which is 63 lbs/min.
If this is true, it would appear that a lot of the compressors are a bit undersized for 1 bar until you hit the T-66+ territory. Any comments or "dumbass, you can't do that" ?
I've been looking at the different compressor maps from the T04B to the T-76. It appears they are useless without knowing the airflow through the engine. Is the following a satisfactory was to compute engine air flow?
Say we're flowing 3600 cc/min of fuel (thats 550s and 1200s maxed out) at an AFR of 11.
3600 cc/min = ~57.6 gal/hr =~345 lbs/hr of fuel.
Since the AFR is 11, we get 3800 lbs/hr of air which is 63 lbs/min.
If this is true, it would appear that a lot of the compressors are a bit undersized for 1 bar until you hit the T-66+ territory. Any comments or "dumbass, you can't do that" ?
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you cant tell what what the injectors are flowing becase at different fuel pressures they will flow more than they are rated. if i port my engine i will get it put on a flow bench to see what its doing. compressor maps also vary in an engine bay because of flow restrictions inside the egine bay, and pressure drop through the intercooler and piping, the can really be used in estimations of a good turbo matchup.
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Sweet, I'm guessing we're talking flywheel here so for 400 rw it would take about 53 lbs/min ?
Since, maxing 550s and 1200s would support about 440 rw (518 fw), we take 518/9 and get 57.5 -not too far off the 63 I came up with.
This being said, even conservatively, a 60-1 wheel (T04S) looks a little weak for 400 rw. http://www.turboneticsinc.com/comp_maps/fig9.html
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Since, maxing 550s and 1200s would support about 440 rw (518 fw), we take 518/9 and get 57.5 -not too far off the 63 I came up with.
This being said, even conservatively, a 60-1 wheel (T04S) looks a little weak for 400 rw. http://www.turboneticsinc.com/comp_maps/fig9.html
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Yes, but those "rings" on the compressor map are efficiency levels. The 60-1 (T04S) looks to be falling off at the 400-430 rwhp level (2.00 pressure ratio and 50-60 lb/min of flow.)
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Re: Compressor Map Theory
Originally posted by Marshall
Hey guys,
I've been looking at the different compressor maps from the T04B to the T-76. It appears they are useless without knowing the airflow through the engine. Is the following a satisfactory was to compute engine air flow?
Say we're flowing 3600 cc/min of fuel (thats 550s and 1200s maxed out) at an AFR of 11.
3600 cc/min = ~57.6 gal/hr =~345 lbs/hr of fuel.
Since the AFR is 11, we get 3800 lbs/hr of air which is 63 lbs/min.
If this is true, it would appear that a lot of the compressors are a bit undersized for 1 bar until you hit the T-66+ territory. Any comments or "dumbass, you can't do that" ?
Hey guys,
I've been looking at the different compressor maps from the T04B to the T-76. It appears they are useless without knowing the airflow through the engine. Is the following a satisfactory was to compute engine air flow?
Say we're flowing 3600 cc/min of fuel (thats 550s and 1200s maxed out) at an AFR of 11.
3600 cc/min = ~57.6 gal/hr =~345 lbs/hr of fuel.
Since the AFR is 11, we get 3800 lbs/hr of air which is 63 lbs/min.
If this is true, it would appear that a lot of the compressors are a bit undersized for 1 bar until you hit the T-66+ territory. Any comments or "dumbass, you can't do that" ?
You're on the right track as far as learning how to read them and then taking that information and being "practical" with it (practical meaning 'how does this work in the real world when I buy one of these things?')
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