A compressor is compressing 10 m/min of free air to 10 bar gauge. What is the power requirement ifpolytropic index of air is 1.3 ? a. 48.22 KW b. 45.00 KW c. 145.28 KW d. 46.16 KW

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A compressor is compressing 10 m/min of free air to 10 bar gauge. What is the power requirement ifpolytropic index of air is 1.3 ?
a. 48.22 KW
b. 45.00 KW
c. 145.28 KW
d. 46.16 KW
e. 45.28 KW

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