Does your regenerative dryer desiccant look like this? Your company may rely on a regenerative desiccant dryer to keep their compressed air in the best-operating conditions for production. Most industrial users of compressed air are familiar with regenerative desiccant air dryers. These dryers are really the only choice when ultra-dry compressed…
Desiccant doesn’t last forever, regardless of the type of compressed air dryer that you have. All desiccant needs to be replaced or replenished eventually. However, a few things have to be pinned down before deciding what material is most appropriate for the dryer. Most importantly, what type of dryer is…
Recently I had a meeting with one of Van Air Systems specialty distributors that manufactures and distributes pneumatic and electric overhead MHL Series Heatless Regenerative Dryer doors for automatic car washes. The car wash bays that use pneumatic doors rely on compressed air to raise and lower the doors. This…
I recently received a call from the operator of a ready mix batch plant here in Denver. Let’s call him Jon. Jon reported using a 15 horsepower screw compressor to drive control valves, pneumatic pumps, and various other air operated devices within the plant. He runs the compressed air at…
I traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia recently, along with Mike Semko of PBE, the Van Air Systems distributor in Virginia. Mike and I stopped by Buncher Rail Car (BRC) to inspect recent installations of single tower deliquescent compressed air dryers. BRC operates a rail car repair facility. It’s akin to an…
There are many types of compressed air dryers. Different types of air dryers suit different applications and operating conditions. Below are some basic distinctions between different types of dryers. Deliquescent Dryers A deliquescent air dryer is basically a pressure vessel filled with desiccant tablets, such as Van Air Systems Dry-O-Lite. …