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Design and Sizing of Compressed Air Dryers
In Design and Sizing of Compressed Air Dryers, you'll learn ...
- The negative effects of moisture-laden air in a compressed air system
- The characteristics and operating principles of various types of air dryers and their relative merits in different applications
- How to size and select an air dryer
- The standards for the quality of compressed air
Overview
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Credit: 4 PDH
Length: 81 pages
Water is a challenge in every air compressor system. As air is compressed, water is brought into the air stream. During cooling, that water condenses and is mixed with the compressed air that’s delivered to the tool or application. Some water is okay for most applications, but too much water can be a problem. If this moisture is not properly removed, it may cause major problems with downstream compressed air equipment and manufactured products it comes into contact with. Moisture-laden compressed air systems can lose efficiency and require dramatically increased maintenance, which can result in costly downtime. That’s where air drying comes in.
A compressed air dryer is a device that removes water vapor from an air system by lowering the dew point. The lower you drive the compressed air dew point, the drier the air will be, but it will increase both the capital and operating costs. Therefore, the important thing to note is that you should dry compressed air only to the extent required by the application.
In this course, you will learn why and how compressed air should be dried to meet specific needs.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain why compressed air should be dried.
- Define dew point and describe the effect of pressure on dew point.
- Explain why knowledge of dew point is important in compressed-air systems.
- Distinguish between dew point and pressure dew point.
- Identify the typical range of dew-point temperatures found in compressed air.
- Calculate condensate generation in a compressed-air system.
- Compare common methods of compressed-air drying.
- Select refrigerant, desiccant, or membrane dryers for appropriate applications.
- Identify effective regeneration methods for compressed-air dryers.
- Apply correction factors when selecting and sizing air dryers.
- Describe methods for condensate disposal.
- Apply relevant rules of thumb when selecting and sizing compressed-air dryers.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 25 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 4 PDH
Length: 81 pages
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