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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap, Wilrijk, BE;
Inventor:
Ewan Van Minnebruggen, Wilrijk, BE;
Assignee:
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, Wilrijk, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/02 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); F04B 39/16 (2006.01); B01D 53/06 (2006.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/261 (2013.01); B01D 53/06 (2013.01); F04B 39/16 (2013.01); B01D 53/265 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01); B01D 2259/4009 (2013.01); F24F 3/1423 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dryer is provided with a pressure vessel with a drying zone and regeneration zone. The regeneration zone comprises a first subzone and a second subzone. The dryer comprises a rotatable drum in the pressure vessel with a drying agent, and the outlet of the regeneration zone is connected to the drying zone via a connecting pipe with a cooler and condensate separator. A tap-off pipe is connected to the outlet of the drying zone and is also connected to the inlet of the second subzone. A blower is provided to realize a regeneration flow from the drying zone to the second subzone.