Air Compressors - Maximum Air Flow Inlet Pipe

mobile - visible on handheld devices - alternatively go to www.engineeringtoolbox.com!

Engineering ToolBox > Air Compressors - Maximum Air Flow Inlet Pipe

Inlet pipe size and maximum air flow

The pressure loss through air compressor inlets should be kept to a minimum to avoid noise problems. The diagram below indicates reasonable maximum flow through inlet pipes.

air compressor maximum inlet pipe size diagram

1 cfm = 0.47 l/s
1 inch = 25.4 mm

Related Topics

Engineering Toolbox >

Gas and Compressed Air Gas properties, capacities of pipelines, sizing of relief valves - air, LNG, LPG and more

Related Documents

Types of Air Compressors Reciprocating, rotary screw and rotary centrifugal air compressors
Compressed Air Receivers Calculating receivers in compressed air systems
Rating of Air Compressors and Air Equipment The most common terms rating air flow capacity are ICFM, FAD, ANR, SCFM or nl/min
SCFM versus ACFM versus ICFM Actual air compressor capacity (ACFM) versus standard air capacity (SCFM) and inlet air capacity (ICFM)
Single-Acting Pneumatic Piston - Air Volume Used Air volume used by single-acting pistons

.