Contact Info

Van Air Systems
2950 Mechanic Street
Lake City, PA 16423 USA

Phone: 800-840-9906
Corporate Fax: 814-774-0778
Order Entry Fax: 814-774-3482

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Glossary

As in any highly focused industry, the terminology surrounding compressed air and gas treatment can be confusing to the non-specialist. To better serve Van Air customers, Van Air distributors, and those wishing to better understand compressed air and gas treatment, a glossary of common industry terms is below.

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Absolute Pressure Absorbent Desiccant
Absorption Accumulator
ACFM Activated Alumina
Adsorbent Desiccant Adsorption
After filter Aftercooler
Air Receiver Ambient
ANSI Approach Temperature
ASME Atmosphere
Automatic Drain Valve Blower Purge Desiccant Dryer
Borosilicate Glass Break Point
Brownian Motion BTEX
BTU CAGI
CDA Centrifugal Blower
CFM Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act Coalescing Filter
Co-Current Regeneration Compression Ratio
Condense Contact Time
Counter Current Regeneration CV Factor
Cycle Hold Feature Cycle Saver
Cycle Time Cycling Refrigerated Dryer
Deliquescent Deliquescent Desiccant
Deliquescent Dryer Depth of Penetration Filter
Desiccant Dew Point
Dew Point Depression Diffusion
Digester Gas Dry-o-Lite
Dynamic Adsorption Capacity Emcon II
Equilibrium Adsorption Capctiy Evaporator
Exhaust Purge Dryer Failure to Switch Alarm
Float Drain Flood Level Control
Grain of Moisture Heated Purge Desiccant Dryer
Heatless Desiccant Dryer Hot Gas By-pass Valve
Hydrothermal Aging Hygroscopic
Inertial Capture Inlet Transfer Valve
Instrument Quality Air Interception
Interlock Valve Logic Internally Heated Desiccant Dryer
Isothermal Landfill Gas
Latent Heat Low BTU
Lubricated Compressor Mass Transfer Zone
MAWP MCF
MCFD Medium BTU
Micron Mist Eliminator
MMCF MMCFD
Moisture Separator Moisture Specification
Molecular Sieve MSDS
Natural Gas Hydrate (Gas Hydrate) NEMA
Non-Cycling Refrigerated Dryer Non-Lubricated Compressor
Oil Vapor Outlet Transfer Valve
Particulate Filter Pipeline Quality Gas
Pipescale Point-of-Use
Prefilter Pre-heater / Re-heater
Pressure Dew Point (PDP) Pressure Drop
Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) PSI
PSID PSIG
Purge Air Purge Exhaust Muffler
Purge Gas Purge Loss
Refrigerant Refrigerated Dryer
Regeneration Regenerative Dryer
Relative Humidity Safety Relief Valve
Saturation SCFM
Sensible Heat Sight Window/Sight Glass
Siloxane SP
Suction line heat exchanger Superficial Gas Velocity
Thermal Swing Adsorpotion (TSA) Three 100s
Twin Tower Dryer Zero Loss Drain Valve
* Select Glossary from list on the left side.

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