Compressed Air Conditioning-->Condensate Drain Device
In compressed air systems; The compressed air produced by the compressor always carries 100% humidity, regardless of the outlet temperature. The water vapor contained in the resulting compressed air cools in the air tank and the water in the vapor phase condenses and becomes condensate.
Condensing water causes corrosion in the collectors and pipes in the installation, especially in the air tank, and causes permanent damage to the system in the long term. However, the accumulated condensate regularly flows into the system with the air flow and triggers pneumatic equipment malfunctions.
Therefore, especially the air tank; Continuous and regular evacuation of condensate accumulated in filters, dryers, water separators, collectors, compressed air lines and conditioning equipment is required. The equipment that performs this process in the industry is called by different names such as under-tank water thrower, automatic water thrower, under-tank steam trap, air trap, automatic condensate discharge valve, condensate thrower and condensate discharge unit.
Manually Controlled
Water Drain
(Human Controlled)
In many businesses, this process is done by employees with manual valves. With this method, draining of the condensate accumulated in the tank can be forgotten and can be transferred to the entire air line. In fact, unconscious employees shirk their responsibility by leaving too little open in the tank to constantly drain the accumulated water, causing serious air loss.
Time Controlled
Condensate Drain
(Time-Drain)
Another method is to perform this discharge at predetermined time periods by using time relay valves. This application not only cannot always drain the condensate in the tank due to variable air consumption and temperature changes, but also causes air losses. Considering the importance of compressed air in terms of energy costs of businesses, even every 1 second of compressed air lost during the disposal of accumulated condensate causes significant annual energy consumption.
Zero Loss Automatic Evacuation
(Zero Air Lost)
While automatic tank bottom water throwers (air trap) that work with zero air loss eliminate mishaps caused by human errors, compressed air losses that occur during this process are also prevented.
