Stage 7 of 15 / Calculation
Screen compression and gas conditioning
Estimate multi-stage compression power and keep conditioning auxiliary power explicit.
- Advanced
- 15 stages
- 16 min
- Process and energy systems
After this stage you can
- Calculate stage ratio, ideal work, shaft power and electrical power.
- Keep compression kW distinct from conditioning kW.
- Check per-stage ratio and discharge temperature against screening limits.
The engineering
Ideal stage work uses hydrogen as an ideal gas with a stated heat-capacity ratio and gas constant, equal pressure ratios and perfect intercooling back to the inlet temperature. Isentropic and motor efficiencies convert that work into electrical demand.
Conditioning (drying, purification, pressure-drop make-up) is a separate kilowatt input. It is added to compressor electrical power for the conditioning total, and both appear separately in the plant energy balance.
This is not a compressor map. Outlet temperature is a stage-discharge estimate before intercooling. Hazardous-area classification, hydrogen embrittlement and relief design require specialist review.
EngiMetric / green hydrogen educational workbench
Green Hydrogen Plant — Educational Screening Workbench
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Stage
Inputs
Edit the screening inputs for this stage, then calculate. Values you enter are marked as user-entered in the local project state; defaults remain illustrative until replaced.
Screening results
Results come from the existing hydrogen screening model. Unsupported quantitative areas, missing evidence, and review requirements remain explicit; outputs are not certified design or approval decisions.
Process & balance context
This educational workbench presents stage-specific calculated outputs and limitations. Detailed interactive diagrams are not required for journey completion; use the stage results and assumptions panels to review boundaries, flows, energy, storage, and economics context.
Assumptions, limitations & review
Your deliverable for this stage
A compression and conditioning power statement at the delivery pressure.
Stage assumptions, limits and sources
Assumptions
- Inlet pressure is 1.013 bar. Delivery pressure is the compressor outlet.
- Intercooling returns the gas to the stated inlet temperature every stage.
Constraints
- Stage count is a whole number from 1 to 8.
Limitations
- No compressor map, seal leakage, valve loss or aftercooler duty.
- No hazardous-area, materials or relief-system design.
Review status
- Needs engineering review
- Professional review is required before publication or use as a design basis.
Sources
- CIAAW - Standard Atomic Weightsstandards
- NIST Chemistry WebBook - Hydrogengovernment
- U.S. Department of Energy - Hydrogen Production: Electrolysisgovernment
- IEA - Global Hydrogen Review 2024, Hydrogen productionresearch institution
- IRENA - Electrolyser costsengineering org
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Stage kind: Calculation / Journey: green-hydrogen / Stage: compression