Dryer for compressed gas, compressor installation provided with a dryer and a method for drying compressed gas
US12290780B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2259/4009
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A dryer for compressed gas, including a pressure vessel containing a drying zone and a regeneration zone, a drum within the rotation symmetrical part, equipped with a regenerable drying agent; propulsion unit for rotating the aforementioned drum so that the drying agent is successively conducted through the drying zone and the regeneration zone, an inlet for the supply of the compressed air to be dried to the drying zone, an outlet for the removal of the dried compressed gas, and a first connection line for branching off of a partial stream of the dried compressed gas and transfer of this partial stream to the regeneration zone. The first connection line is equipped with a heating unit for the heating of the partial stream branched off for the regeneration. The first connection line and the heating unit are located within the pressure vessel.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.