DESIGN FOR ENERGY SAVING IN A RECIPROCATING

COMPRESSOR
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in
Mechanical Engineering
by
ARUN PRASATH.S (Reg. No. 3145521)
BHARATH.P.R

(Reg. No. 3145538)

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
JEPPIAAR NAGAR, RAJIV GANDHI SALAI,
CHENNAI 600119. TAMILNADU.

APRIL 2014

SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai - 600 119

www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this Project Report is the bonafide work of Arun Prasath.S (Reg. No.
3145521) and Bharath.P.R (Reg. No. 3145538) who carried out the project entitled DESIGN
FOR ENERGY SAVING IN A RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR under our supervision from
November 2013 to April 2014.

Internal Guide
MR.S.P.VENKATESAN

Head of the Department

DR. A. KRISHNAMOORTHY

Submitted for Viva voce Examination held on_____________________

Internal Examiner
(Name in capital letters
with signature)

External Examiner
(Name in capital letters
with signature)

DECLARATION
We ARUN PRASATH.S (Reg.No. 3145521) and BHARATH.P.R (Reg.No. 3145538) hereby
declare

that

the

Project

Report

entitled

DESIGN

FOR

ENERGY

SAVING

IN

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR done by us under the guidance of Mr.S.P.VENKATESAN

(Internal) is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of
Engineering degree in Mechanical.

1.
2.
DATE
PLACE

:
:

SIGNATURE OF THE CANDIDATES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My deep sense of gratitude goes to our beloved chancellor Col. Dr. JEPPIAAR, M.A.,
B.L., Ph.D who provided all facilities and necessary encouragement during the course study.
I extended my gratitude and sincere thanks to our honorable directors Dr. Marie Johnson,
B.E., M.B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D & Dr. Mariazeena Johnson, B.E., M.B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D for their
support.
I would like to express our sincere thanks to our beloved Vice Chancellor Dr. B. Sheela
Rani, M.S. (By Research), Ph.D & Registrar Dr.S.S.Rau., Ph.D for their support.
I dedicate my sincere thanks to our bellowed Registrar Dr.S.S.Rau., Ph.D and Controller
of Examinations Dr.K.V.Narayanan., Ph.D who provide all facilities and necessary
encouragement during the course study.
I would like to express the sense of gratitude towards our Head of the Department Dr. S.

Krishnamoorthy M.E. Ph.D for completion of this project. I extend my thanks to all my
lecturers.
I dedicate whole hearted thanks to my guide , Mr.S.P.Venkatesan, M.E.,(Ph.D.,)
Assistant Professor, Sathyabama University for the commendable inspiring guidance, valuable
advice, encouragement and motivation given to succeed in our endeavors.

ABSTRACT
Air leak testing machine plays a vital role in detecting the leaks in the rims. The rim
is clamped between the two cavities, of which one is stationary through which air supplied
and the other cavity is movable which is positioned by the pneumatic clamp cylinder. Leak
is detected by measuring the amount of air flow from one cavity to other cavity through the
rim.
Booster plays a major role for supplying the pressurized air at the desired pressure
to the clamping cylinder. It boosts up the pressure of the air being supplied from the reservoir
and supplies to the clamp cylinder. In most of the cases there is a greater chance of booster
failure because of the repeated usage, high volume of air consumption by the clamp cylinder
and more pressure requirement, due to which the breakdown of the air leak testing machine
increases.
There is a growing emergency for reducing the breakdown in air leak testing machine
to

avoid much downtime, by eliminating the frequent booster failure or improving the

booster capacity/life or providing a new method/system for clamping the

rim. So it is

necessary to design a circuit for air leak detecting machine.

This

project

is

about

finding

and

implementing

new

method

for

the

elimination of much downtime and spare cost in rim-air leak testing machine in such a way
that the sufficient clamping of rim is ensured. A systematic approach has been followed
for finding the new method for solving the above problem.
Hydraulic system has been founded as a new system for eliminating much
breakdown in air leak testing machine. Also this system is implemented in air leak testing
machine and a comparative study is made between the earlier pneumatic and newer hydraulic
system based on the cost.