What are the reasons why oilless air compressors need air storage tanks?
As the name suggests, a gas storage tank is a container for storing gas. It stores the gas produced by the operation of an oil-free air compressor in the gas storage tank for emergency needs. This not only reduces the workload of the screw air compressor, but also reduces a lot of costs. Let’s talk in detail about the reasons why oilless air compressors need air tanks.
The reasons why oilless air compressors need air tanks are as follows:
Stabilize air pressure:
The air pressure of oil-free air compressors is very unstable and has great fluctuations when working. The use of an air storage tank can control the air pressure within a suitable range and eliminate the pulsation of the air flow in the pipeline. With the air storage tank, the compressed air output by the oilless air compressor has a buffer, so that the air source can be better maintained at a set value, and the air system can obtain a constant pressure. This is necessary for the use of modern factories.
Storage air:
There is no place inside the oil-free air compressor where compressed air can be stored. Once the compressed air is generated, it must be used. This working method is not ideal. With the air storage tank, compressed air can be pumped to the air storage tank to a certain pressure, then the air pressure can be reduced to a certain level, and the compressor can be started again, which can meet the sudden increase in gas consumption by the gas equipment and ensure more stable use of gas.
Energy saving effect:
Frequent starting and stopping of oilless air compressors will cause a very large current consumption of the motor. With the air storage tank, the automatic shutdown of the oil-free air compressor can be guaranteed. Under the set pressure, the oil-free air compressor will automatically stop as soon as the air storage tank is full of air, so that the oil-free air compressor will not be running all the time. Waste electricity.
Cooling filtration:
The temperature of the compressed air entering the air storage tank is reduced, achieving the effect of initially cooling the compressed air. At the same time, it can precipitate water and oil in the compressed air, making the obtained compressed air of higher quality.
After the above analysis, we can see that air tanks are indispensable equipment in the oil-free air compressor system. They are the power source for generating compressed air. The air tanks serve as a reservoir. The oil-free air compressor is a gas source, and the air tank is a pool.
