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Method and apparatus for purifying compressed air

US8840709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

WABCO GmbH · DE

Inventors

Kevin Pendzich · Hannover, DE
Heinrich Diekmeyer · Barsinghausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2010
Grant date	Sep 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01D2257/80
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a compressed air processing method and device for motor vehicles, compressed air at static pressure in a pressure line is purified of contaminants, such as hydrocarbon compounds and oil products, and subsequently dried. To ensure that the compressed air is effectively purified of contaminants and water vapor before purification, the compressed air is brought to a temperature at which the contaminants present in gaseous form condense and the water mass contained in the compressed air is dissolved as steam.

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