STORAGE RECEIVERS: WET OR DRY?

摘要

A common question asked when compressed air systems are being installed is where to locate the storage receiver. Should you put it right at the discharge of the air compressor, or should it be after the air dryer and main filters? Each location has its good and bad points. Installing the receiver right at the discharge of the compressor allows the compressed air a quiet zone of low velocity to cool down and drop out any entrained moisture. This helps make the air dryer more effective. Having the receiver right at the discharge of the compressor means the compressor can "see" the whole capacity of the receiver, and that's a good thing. This makes the receiver more effective in reducing the compressor cycling frequency, making it run more efficiently if it is a lubricated screw compressor.