Membrane
Compressed
Air Dryer VarioDry
The ecological solution for high
compressed air quality in small and
mean volume flows.
How does VarioDry work?
The humid compressed air is a
mixture of gases - the components N2 and
O2 - water vapour and traces of other gases.
This humid compressed air flows through
a bundle of hollow fibres. The hollow fibres
are composed of a membrane specifically
designed to attract water vapour. This
means that the water vapour on the inside
of the hollow fibres is absorbed, and is
then diffused through the very thin selective
layer until the water vapour molecules
have reached the outside of the membrane.
Here, they are again desorbted and
removed from the membrane.
Depending on the operational pa-
rameters, the water vapour is removed
selectively from the compressed air so
that the compressed air on the outlet of
the membrane dryer shows only little re-
sidual water vapour. The moving spirit for
the described separation is the partial
pressure difference between the inside
and the outside of the hollow membrane
fibres.
In practice, this means: the higher
the pressure in the compressed air sys-
tem, the better the operation of the mem-
brane dryer.
In order to desorb the water vapour
from the outside of the membrane, partial
flow is taken from the dried compressed
air, expanded to atmospheric pressure,
conducted on the outside through the hol-
low fibre bundle in counterflow to the
entering compressed air flow and led to
the flushing air outlet.
ultrafilter inc. · · · ·
Compressed air is an indispensable
drive and process medium to almost all
ranges of industrial production. However,
the appropriate compressed air needed
for production must be dry, free of oil and
clean in order to prevent expensive
breakdowns. Besides the proven techno-
logies of refrigeration and desiccant drying,
the innovative technology of membrane
drying now offers new possibilities and
advantages where the application is
concerned.
The generation of membrane com-
pressed air dryers VarioDry is convincing
in its astonishing compact construction
with only corrosion resistant synthetic ma-
terials being used. VarioDry runs almost
noiseless without mechanically movable
parts and does not require an electric
supply. The versatile system runs without
refrigerating agents, is space-saving and
can be easily installed in various ranges
of application.
Function principle with
connected filter
FA-
outlet
inlet
moist CA
dry CA outlet
FA = flushed air
CA = compr. air
To ensure a long membrane life, we
recommend filtering the compressed air
before it reaches the membrane dryer.
Depending on the work load of the
module, different drying grades of the
compressed air can be obtained. A falling
pressure dew point at the inlet also re-
sults in a falling pressure dew point at the
outlet. In this way, the compressed air is
perfectly dehumidified under all circum-
stances.
Please contact
Filter Products at 804-231-4646 to place an order or for more information about this product.