ASME PTC13 Wire-To-Air Performance Test Code for Blower Systems

This page has been specifically created to help create a deeper understanding of the ASME PTC13 Wire-to-Air Performance Test Code for Blower Systems. This test code has the following objectives: OBJECT The purpose of this Code is to measure the electric power consumption associated with a specified performance condition of a blower package referred to as wire-to-air performance. Blower packages shall include but not be limited to dynamic and rotary positive displacement (PD) types and the ancillary devices required for operational service. This Code determines total input electric power consumption (herein referred to as wire power) and delivery of compressed air from the blower package to the defined system boundary. Objectives The objectives of this Code are to (a) provide the rules for testing blower packages to determine wire-to-air performance using ambient air (b) provide methods for comparing measured or converted wire-to-air performance to specified performance (c) account for parasitic losses from mechanical and electrical components as required for a complete operational blower package. The code may be obtained through ASME using this web link: https://www.asme.org/codes-standards/find-codes-standards/ptc-13-wire-air-performance-test-code-blower-systems