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Compressed Air Receiver Sizing & Leakage Cost

Size an air receiver (start/stop cycling limit or peak-demand buffering) and turn a pump-up/decay leak test into an annual leakage cost in £/yr.

Mode

Receiver sizing

EngineeringToolbox / KAESER — same formula, different meaning of 'flow' and 'time'

Cycling limit

L/s

KAESER guideline (Z): up to 25hp/100hp/over 100hp

/h
bar

Reference

bar(a)

Standard atmosphere default (101325 Pa)

Enter atmospheric pressure
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