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Top 7 Air Compressor Related Formulas
Anyone who works with or helps maintain an industrial air compressor should have these valuable compressor related formulas. Print them out and keep them handyyou might need one of them next week! 1. Formula To Find: Belt Length Compressor Flywheel OD + Motor Pulley OD X 1.57 + 2 X Shaft's Center To Center Distance In Inches 2. Formula To Find: Motor Pulley OD Compressor Flywheel OD X Compressor... (posted by Tommy McGuire 1 year 283 days ago.)
Anyone who works with or helps maintain an industrial air compressor should have these valuable compressor related formulas. Print them out and keep them handyyou might need one of them next week! 1. Formula To Find: Belt Length Compressor Flywheel OD + Motor Pulley OD X 1.57 + 2 X Shaft's Center To Center Distance In Inches 2. Formula To Find: Motor Pulley OD Compressor Flywheel OD X Compressor... (posted by Tommy McGuire 1 year 283 days ago.)
Top 12 Compressed Air Safety Guidelines
With the use of compressed air, industry today does everything from running huge equipment to powering simple air tools. Compressed air is a valuable tool but can also be very dangerous when used in an unsafe manner. If you work with Compressed Airbe sure that you follow these safety guidelines: 1. Never apply compressed air to the skin or direct it at a person. Even air at a pressure of 15 psig can cause serious... (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 20 days ago.)
With the use of compressed air, industry today does everything from running huge equipment to powering simple air tools. Compressed air is a valuable tool but can also be very dangerous when used in an unsafe manner. If you work with Compressed Airbe sure that you follow these safety guidelines: 1. Never apply compressed air to the skin or direct it at a person. Even air at a pressure of 15 psig can cause serious... (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 20 days ago.)
Top 7 Refrigerated Air Dryer Troubleshooting Tips
Refrigerated Air Dryer TROUBLE and usual REMEDY: 1. Air by-pass valves open---close by-pass valves 2. Faulty drain allowing liquids downstream of the dryer---repair drain 3. High ambient temperatures---Add more ventilation 4. Condenser air flow restricted---remove (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 64 days ago.)
Refrigerated Air Dryer TROUBLE and usual REMEDY: 1. Air by-pass valves open---close by-pass valves 2. Faulty drain allowing liquids downstream of the dryer---repair drain 3. High ambient temperatures---Add more ventilation 4. Condenser air flow restricted---remove (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 64 days ago.)
Top 10 Compressed Air "Rules of Thumb"
Here are our TOP TEN Compressed Air "Rules of Thumb" that we've come up with throughout our 25-plus years of experience. These are the areas of interest that our air compressor customers seem to ask about most. 1. CFM delivery per Horse Power at 100 PSIG: For "home owner" type of air compressors---2 to 2.5 CFM per HP For Industrial Air-cooled 2-stage air compressors----3.5 CFM per HP For Small Vane... (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 120 days ago.)
Here are our TOP TEN Compressed Air "Rules of Thumb" that we've come up with throughout our 25-plus years of experience. These are the areas of interest that our air compressor customers seem to ask about most. 1. CFM delivery per Horse Power at 100 PSIG: For "home owner" type of air compressors---2 to 2.5 CFM per HP For Industrial Air-cooled 2-stage air compressors----3.5 CFM per HP For Small Vane... (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 120 days ago.)
Warm Weather Can Increase Harmful Compressed Air Moisture
Ask a Question: There is more moisture in my compressed air in the warm weather. Can this water or moisture be damaging my compressed air system? Answer: Absolutely! Water corrodes pipes, valves, machinery controls. None of this is good. When controls malfunction, production can stop or product can be impaired and all this costs you time and money. In summer's warmer temperatures... (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 236 days ago.)
Ask a Question: There is more moisture in my compressed air in the warm weather. Can this water or moisture be damaging my compressed air system? Answer: Absolutely! Water corrodes pipes, valves, machinery controls. None of this is good. When controls malfunction, production can stop or product can be impaired and all this costs you time and money. In summer's warmer temperatures... (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 236 days ago.)
Tips to reduce Compressed Air System Pressure Drops
Ask a Question: What causes pressure drops in my compressed air system and how can I reduce them? Answer: Pressure drop can become a compressed air system problem that steals production time and money. What causes pressure drops? Any type of obstruction, restriction, or roughness in the system will cause resistance to air flow and cause pressure drop. In the distribution system... (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 356 days ago.)
Ask a Question: What causes pressure drops in my compressed air system and how can I reduce them? Answer: Pressure drop can become a compressed air system problem that steals production time and money. What causes pressure drops? Any type of obstruction, restriction, or roughness in the system will cause resistance to air flow and cause pressure drop. In the distribution system... (posted by Tommy McGuire 2 years 356 days ago.)
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