Regeneration cycle control for industrial air dryer
US4023940A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1975 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 1995 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D53/26
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A regeneration cycle control for a dessicant air dryer of the kind in which regeneration is effected by passing heated air through the bed; a thermal sensor senses the bed outlet temperature and de-energizes the regeneration air heater when a given outlet temperature T1 is reached, after which regeneration air flow is continued to cool the bed to a lower temperature T2, at which point the regeneration cycle is terminated and on-stream operation resumed. In a dual-bed dryer, the beds are maintained alternately in on-stream mode and regeneration mode.
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