Title :
Energy Saving Technology of Thermal Regenerative Compressed Air Dryer by Regenerates Adsorbent with Residual Heat
Author :
Mingzhu, Zhang ; Zhili, Zhou ; Hongtao, Li ; Yongbo, Zhang
Author_Institution :
Shool of Mechatron. Eng., Henan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Luoyang, China
Abstract :
According to the characteristic of the compressed air dryer located at the same place with the air compressor, for the large capacity thermal regenerative compressed air dryer that the absorbent is regenerated by an electric heater, this thesis puts forward an energy saving method, which use the residual heat of compressed air from the grade II outlet of air compressor to preheat the regeneration airflow. The regenerate process is described and the power of electric heater is calculated. The energy can be saved about 40% by using this method and the complexity of the equipment doesn´t increase.
Keywords :
compressors; drying; electric heating; energy conservation; air compressor; electric heater; energy saving technology; regenerates adsorbent; regeneration airflow; residual heat; thermal regenerative compressed air dryer; Control systems; Electromagnetic heating; Heat engines; Mechatronics; Poles and towers; Power engineering and energy; Regeneration engineering; Resistance heating; Thermal engineering; Valves; Compressed air dryer; Energy saving; Heater; Regeneration; Residual heat;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Computation Technology and Automation, 2009. ICICTA '09. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changsha, Hunan
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3804-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICICTA.2009.607
