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*This post supports overall efficiency being about 5% - [http://www.wisedan.com/airloss.html]
*This post supports overall efficiency being about 5% - [http://www.wisedan.com/airloss.html]
*[[Low Tech Magazine on Compressed Air Storage]]

Revision as of 21:42, 1 April 2020

  • 16kW to produce 100CFM at 100PSI - [1]
  • 0.4 kW takes 20 CFM - [2]
  • The above 2 numbers point to 3kW for 20 CFM - to get 0.4 kW out - or 13% efficiency of air tools. Extremely low.

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  • 0.3kW for 7 atm CFM - [3]
  • Thus yes, if a tool needs 20 CFM at 7 atm - or 7 kW for its output. that is less than 10% efficient.

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