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*Anecdotal - 7% efficient [https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/n1192/compressed_air_engine_a_viable_solution_or_not/]
*Anecdotal - 7% efficient [https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/n1192/compressed_air_engine_a_viable_solution_or_not/]
*1/2 to 2 hp drum mixers [https://dynamixinc.com/tank-types/drum-mixers/]
*1/2 to 2 hp drum mixers [https://dynamixinc.com/tank-types/drum-mixers/]
*30 CFM to 1 hp [https://fawcettco.com/drum-mixers/]

Revision as of 17:58, 13 May 2025

  • 60% efficient, Livermore [1]. Implies standard air motors are 10-20% efficient. But even with that - that is good.
  • Compressor efficiency calculation, hard core - [2]
  • Compressors are 60% efficiency and up [3]
  • Anecdotal - 7% efficient [4]
  • 1/2 to 2 hp drum mixers [5]
  • 30 CFM to 1 hp [6]