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Portable Compressed Air Dryers and Getting What You Pay For…
Most people are aware of the old phrase, “You Get What You Pay For”……. However most are not aware that this also applies to the world of portable compressed air treatment, more specifically air drying. Van Air Systems is just one manufacturer in a literal sea of competitors in the…
What is Dew Point?
The term Dew Point comes up several times per day when our application engineers are talking with customers. Asking customers questions about their applications that require compressed air & gas drying equipment help us specify the right products, and the most cost-effective dew point for their facility. But really, what…
Understanding How Undersized Compressed Air Dryer Components Can Reduce Air Quality.
We recently had a customer approach us the SSPC show to discuss the differences between our compressed air drying systems and some of the others in the industry. This particular customer spoke at great length about the size of the air motor on our 1600 CFM air dryer package. They…
Buyers Guide for Portable Air Dryers.
Buyers Guide for Portable Air Dryers. You have many options when it comes removing moisture from compressed air for portable applications. The most common way to remove moisture is through a Portable Deliquescent Air Dryer Package. There are many air dryer manufacturers out there with packages to choose from, it…
Is it recommended to mix deliquescent desiccants together in a single dryer vessel to improve performance?
Is it recommended to mix deliquescent desiccants together in a single dryer vessel to improve performance? PROBLEM: It is not uncommon, especially during the winter months, for customers to want improved performance from their single tower deliquescent type dryer. To achieve this, a customer may add a more hygroscopic deliquescent…
Do I really need an aftercooler on the Blast Pak Pro Compressed Air Dryer System?
Recently one of our distributors that sells and rents portable air compressors asked me this question. The newer portable air compressors have an integral air cooled after cooler on board so they thought the after cooler on the Blast Pak was redundant. I explained to them that “approach temperature” means…