One, the function of the storage tank
The storage tank in the field utilization of the following important effects: buffer, cooling, water removal and energy storage. If the customer's request for oil content is proportionally high, it is recommended to be equipped with two post-filters (precision filters + activated carbon filters); certain special industries (such as food, medicine, electronics, etc.), and even the need to configure adsorptive dryers and absolute filters. (Generally configured in the production site) after the proposed configuration of the disposal equipment: tighteners, pre-storage tank, pre-filter, cold dryer, post-filter, post-storage tank.
Two, the use of storage tanks
Air compressor gas if one out into the storage tank, through the storage tank, filter, and then to the dryer. As the air compressor contraction of air in the role of the storage tank, air through the storage tank when the high-speed airflow impact to the storage tank wall so that the convergence, in the storage tank so that the temperature falls quickly, so that a large number of water vapor to get liquefied, so as to remove a large amount of water and oil, so as to reduce the large number of loads of the cold dryer (here you can do an experiment: in the storage tank when there is compressed air, to the following drain valve to the full open, so that the gas from the drain valve, and then to the dryer. Fully open, so that the gas from the discharge valve out, it does not take long, there will be two possibilities: ① discharge valve is very cold, and can look at the ice discharged; ② storage tank because of the ice blockage will also be presented with the remaining 3-4 kilograms of pressure discharged not out. (In this can be seen in the storage tank of the amount of cooling) in the compressed air through the storage tank, because the storage tank can store a certain amount of air, and the output of the pressure of the comparative stability, smooth air flow through the filter and the filter filtering function is also greatly improved, is the service life of the filter has also been extended, in the precision filter after the tank mainly play a role in the buffer and storage of energy, so that the air into the workshop stable and smooth input! So the accurate pipeline configuration should be: air compressor → storage tank → primary filter → cold dryer → precision filter → storage tank → user workshop.
The above is the function of the storage tank and its use in the air compressor industry, for reference only.