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Is your fuel gas fired engine struggling to burn a wet fuel gas supply?
Is your fuel gas fired engine struggling to burn a wet fuel gas supply? PROBLEM: It is very common to hear customers complain about their gas fired engines struggling to burn a wet fuel gas supply. Although this problem occurs more frequently in the winter months where the…
ADSORBENT DESICCANTS: Know what you are purchasing!
Photo of the 15,000 scfm Heat of Compression Dryer. Recently a Van Air Systems distributor called me about a competitor’s Heated Regenerative Dryer. This particular dryer was a 15,000 SCFM Heat of Compression dryer. The customer was having dew point performance issues. Heated type dryers need to have their desiccant changed…
Natural Gas Dehydration, Fuel Gas Conditioning, Instrument Gas Drying
Natural gas emerges from the ground with little resemblance to the clean dry fuel used in our homes and power plants. Many contaminants are present in raw natural gas including water vapor, which can cause a range of problems. These problems include the freezing of regulators and pipes, hydrate formation,…
Van Air Systems has a New High Performance Deliquescent Desiccant.
Deliquescent desiccant dryers are the perfect solution for removing moisture from compressed air and natural gas applications that are; point of use, remote use, requires portability, are intermittent flows. Some additional benefits of deliquescent desiccant dryers are; they do not require purge gas, they have no vent emissions and they…
Dependable, Cost-Effective & Energy-Free – Deliquescent Desiccant. It’s time to save big!
First let’s first get back to the basics and discuss what does Deliquescent Desiccant mean? Deliquesce means to dissolve. Desiccant is a drying agent. So Deliquescent Desiccant is a drying agent that dissolves. Did you know? Van Air Systems has more than 65 years of experience developing desiccant formulas right…
Install a Deliquescent Dryer (with 10BF desiccant) after a Refrigerated Dryer to Lower Dew Point
Here’s an interesting question I am occasionally asked: If I install a deliquescent dryer after a refrigerated dryer will I get a lower dew point? Here’s what such an installation would look like: A refrigerated dryer delivers a dew point of 38°F to 50°F. But often a compressed air user…