TYPE

ES OF DE
ESICCANT
T DRYER
RS

1. HEATLESSTYPE:
Moist,filteredcompressedairen
ntersthepresssurizedonlinee
hroughthethrreewayvalve
desicccantfilleddryiingTower1th
(A)[o
orasetoftwo
oON/OFFvalvves].Upflowd
drying
enable
esthedesiccaanttostripthe
eairstreamoffmoisture.
Clean,,drycompressedairexitsthroughtheth
hreewayvalvee
(B)[orrasetoftwoON/OFFvalve
es]tofeedthe
eairsystem.

Towerr2(wheninre
egenerationm
mode)depresssurizesto
atmosspherethrougghmuffler(C)whenvalve(D
D)opens.

Aporttionofdrycom
mpressedair((purgeair)isd
diverted
before
eexiting(B)andpassesthro
oughofflineTTower2and
exitsaatvalve(D)todesorbthem
moisturefromthedesiccantt.
Oncedesorbed,valve(D)closesaandTower2isre
urized.Attow
wershiftover,valve(E)willo
open,causingg
pressu
theth
hreewayvalve
es(A&B)toshift[orthesetssofON/OFF
valvess]andTower2willbeplace
edonline.Op
perationswill
switch
handTower1
1willberegen
nerated.

ThesttandardtowerrshiftoverinttervalistheNEMAcycle
which
his4.5minute
es.Theapproxximatedryair consumption
forpu
urgeis18%.Thiscanbered
ducedby46%
%byusinga
DewP
Pointdemandcycle,whiche
effectivelydelaysthetowerr
shifto
overtillthede
ewpointdeterioratesbelow
wasetpoint,
ratherrthanfollowttheNEMAcyccle.

2. HEATEDLOWLOSSSTYPE:
Moist,filteredcompressedairen
ntersthepresssurizedonlinee
desicccantfilleddryiingTower1th
hroughthevalve(A).Upfloow
dryinggenablesthedesiccanttosstriptheairstrreamof
moisture.Clean,drycompressed
dairexitsthroughvalve(E) to
feedttheairsystem.

egenerationm
mode)closesvvalve(B),thenn
Towerr2(wheninre
depre
essurizestoatmospherethroughmuffler(C).Valves
(D&G))openandthe
eheaterturnsson.

mpressedair((purgeair)isd
divertedbeforre
Aporttionofdrycom
exitingg(E)andpassesthroughtheheater.Hotdrypurgeair
passesthroughofflineTower2aandexitsatvaalve(D)to
esiccant.Oncedesorbed,th e
desorbthemoisturefromthede
dcooldrypurrgeaircontinu
uestopassunttil
heaterturnsoffand
esiccantbedisscooled.Valve(D)closesan
ndTower2is re
thede
pressu
urized.Attow
wershiftover,valve(B)willopenandTow
wer
2willbeplacedonline.Operatio
onswillswitch
handTower1
eregenerated
d.
willbe

Theap
pproximatedrryairconsumptionforpurggeis6%.

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TYPE
ES OF DE
ESICCANT
T DRYER
RS

RGETYPE:
3. HEATEDNOLOSSBLOWERPUR
Moistt,filteredcom
mpressedaire
entersthepre
essurized
online
edesiccantfilleddryingTo
ower1througghthevalve
(A).U
Upflowdryinggenablesthedesiccanttostriptheair
stream
mofmoisture
e.Clean,dryccompressedaairexits
throughvalve(E)ttofeedtheairsystem.Tow
wer2(wheni n
regen
nerationmode
e)closesvalvve(B),thende
epressurizestto
atmosspherethroughmuffler(C
C).Valves(D&
&F)openand
thehe
eaterturnson.

Thehighefficiencyyblowerdraw
wsambientaiirandfeedsitt
throughtheheater.Theambien
ntairstreamp
passes
throughvalve(F)aandflowsdow
wnwardthrou
ughthemoistt
desicccantinTowerr2,collectinggwatervaporrbeforeexitinng
valve(D).

Oncethedesiccantisfullydeso
orbed,theheaaterturnsofff.
Valves(F&D)closeandTower2isrepressu
urized.At
afixedtimeinterval,valve(B)w
willopenandTower2will
beplaacedonlinettodrytheairsstreamandvalve(A)will
close..Operationsw
willswitchan
ndTower1willbe
regen
nerated.

There
eisnodryairconsumption
nforpurge.

Notess:

1. Theheatle
essdesiccantdryerneedso
onlycontrolppowersupplyyforoperation.Henceitissthe
recommen
ndedinstallattionforunmaannedlocatio ns

2. Theheated
dlowlossdryyerneedscon
ntrolpoweraaswellasasin
nglephaseheeaterpower
supply.Thisdoesnotoffferanyconsiderableadvaantageoverttheheatlessd
desiccantdryeer,
henceisno
otverypopullarnow.

3. Theheated
dnolossblow
werpurgedryyerneedspow
ortheblowerrmotorasweellas
wersupplyfo
heater,inadditiontoth
hecontrolpower.Thisisaagoodsolutio
onwhencompressedairiss
expensiveandpurgelossisnotdesirable.

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