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Article: Heat Transfer & Drying.
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- Chemical Engineering
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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Desiccate and regenerate with little pressure drop or purge air
KAD Series compressed-air dryers (photo, top right) use "twin towers" filled with desiccant to produce dew-points down to -150 [degrees] F. In this dual-tower unit, compressed air flows up one tower and is dried to a specific dew-point, while purge air (also compressed) flows down the other tower, regenerating the desiccant. The stainless-steel inlet and outlet diffusers prevent fluidization and channeling within the desiccant bed. Pressure drop and purge air are kept to a minimum. -- Kaeser Compressors, Inc., Fredericksburg, Va.
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