PEH series is used in various fields such as food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, electronics & semiconductor and medicine

GSA’s desiccant air dryer is able to provide even super-dry compressed air according to user needs

PEH Desiccant Air Dryer Series

Why Desiccant Air Dryer?

A refrigerated air dryer chills and dehumidifies compressed air, using a refrigerant. To prevent condensate generated while cooling compressed air from being frozen or a heat exchanger from being frozen-burst, dew points are usually kept at 0℃ or higher. For moisture-sensitive processes, therefore, a desiccant air dryer is essential.

In general, a desiccant air dryer offers -40℃ or lower temperature of dew points. It is used in various fields such as food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, electronics & semiconductor and medicine. In these industries, even a small amount of water might result in process discontinuance or product defect. Therefore, a highly reliable desiccant air dryer is a must-have system.

GSA’s desiccant air dryer is able to provide even super-dry compressed air (-100℃ or below) according to user needs. We have enhanced customer satisfaction through the design of diverse desiccant air dryer systems.

Classification

  • A commonly used model with a short process cycle (nearly 10 minutes)
  • Simple structure and low power consumption
  • About 14% purge consumption
  • A model with a long process cycle (8 hours orlonger)
  • A heater needed to heat regeneration air mounted
  • About 8% purge consumption
  • A model with a long process cycle (8 hours orlonger)
  • Regenerates a desiccant, using air around the blower and heaterfurnace
  • About 3% purge consumption
  • A model with a long process cycle (8 hours orlonger)
  • Regenerates a desiccant, using air around the blower and heaterfurnace
  • Zero purge consumption

Operating Mechanism

Compressed air with high moisture flows into the drying tower. While it moves from the bottom to the top of the tower, moisture is adsorbed by the charged desiccant, producing dry compressed air. While the air is being dried in the drying tower, other towers engage in regeneration process to remove adsorbed moisture. During the regeneration process, dry compressed air from the drying tower is partially used. The dry compressed air at the outlet is heated by an electric heater, and moisture adsorbed by the desiccant in the regeneration tower is desorbed and discharged through a muffler at the bottom. Once the heating process is complete, heater operation is stopped, and the cooling process begins. The cooling process is a process to enhance adsorbing performances by cooling down the heated desiccant. Once the
cooling process is completed, the desiccant regeneration process from the regeneration tower is also finished. The purge valve from the regeneration tower is closed. Then, dynamic pressure process pressurizing regeneration tower starts. Once the dynamic pressure process is done, two towers are transferred. In the drying tower, then, the regeneration process is executed. In the towers where such regeneration process is completed, drying process is executed.

A series of above processes are automatically repeated according to specific time and sequence, producing dry air consecutively. In terms of an operating cycle, it is basically operated for 8 hours. Drying process is executed by two towers (4 hours each). Specifically, it is heated for 2 hours and 30 minutes and cooled for 1 hour and 27 minutes with 3-minute dynamic pressure.

operating mechanism PEH

Desiccant Air Dryer for Stable Dew Points

Desiccant Air Dryer with Diverse Features

PEH series
  1. PAN/DUAL Check Valve

    High-performance PAN/dual check valves with a little chance of breakdown used

  2. CONTROL AIR FILTER

    A control-purpose compressed air filter installed to prevent valves and pneumatic solenoid valves from malfunctioning

  3. Minimization of Purge Air Loss

    Minimizes compressed air loss through accurately calculated orifice caliber and precision processing

  4. SAFETY VALVE

    Ensures safety with KOSHA-certified safety valves

  5. High-quality Pressure Gauge

    High performances and low faults with highly reliable pressure gauges including WIKA products

  6. PLC and Touchpanel

    A touchpanel designed for PLC and user convenience applied; able to operate and get diverse information easily

  7. High-quality Desiccant

    Stable dew points with high-quality active alumina including FRANCE AXENS

  8. PARKER Pneumatic Solenoid Valve

    Able to check operating conditions easily, using PARKER’s LED pneumatic solenoid valve

  9. High-quality Muffler

    Minimizes noise from the purge with an Allied Witan’s muffler

  10. Highly Reliable Auto Valve

    Proven angle sheet and butterfly valves used

  11. Electric Heater

    An immersion heater with very low heat loss and great heating performances used

  12. Efficient Compressed Air Distribution System

    A bottom distributor installed to prevent the bias flow of compressed air in a large adsorption tower and provide stable dew points

Technical Specification

Design Conditions

  • Inlet Pressure : 7 barg
  • Inlet Temperature: 38 ℃
  • Dew Points : -40 ℃ @ ATM
  • Design Temperature : 250 ℃
  • Design Pressure : 9.7 barg
  • Differential Pressure : 0.2 barg

References

  • Those with - 40℃ or below dew points are also customizable.
  • ASME specifications in addition to KS are also customizable.
  • A unit with 9.7barg or higher operating pressure is custom-made.
  • Special-purpose models in addition to the proposed specifications are also customizable.
  • Large models bigger than those stated in the specifications above are also customizable.
  • The specifications are subject to changes without notice for product improvement.
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*Note 1: Desiccant Amount of 2 Towers / *Note 2: Total weight
Model Connection Flow Rate Heater Power Supply Dimensions(mm) Desiccant Amount
*Note 1
Weight
*Note 2
A N㎥/hr kW V / Ph / Hz A B C kg/2Tower kg
P
E
H
100 FLG. 25A 150 3 380 / 3 / 60 870 870 1930 90 300
150 FLG. 40A 250 3.4 970 900 1890 110 350
200 FLG. 40A 370 4 970 900 1990 170 700
285 FLG. 40A 495 4.5 1150 1000 2240 210 750
350 FLG. 50A 660 7.5 1150 1000 2540 280 900
430 FLG. 50A 870 9 1150 1000 2570 390 1000
560 FLG. 65A 1050 10 1250 1100 2670 460 1300
720 FLG. 65A 1380 12 1450 1100 2705 520 1500
900 FLG. 80A 1680 15 1450 1100 2710 700 1800
1100 FLG. 80A 1950 18 1600 1400 2750 860 2200
1350 FLG. 80A 2280 20.4 1700 1400 2850 1000 2600
1550 FLG. 100A 2950 28.5 1900 1400 2950 1050 3000
2100 FLG. 100A 3700 33 2400 1400 2990 1560 4200
2500 FLG. 125A 4550 36 2500 1600 3250 2000 4800
3000 FLG. 150A 5400 44 2500 1600 3250 2100 5200
4100 FLG. 150A 6600 56 3000 2000 3250 2900 6000
4500 FLG. 150A 7500 62 3000 2000 3250 3200 6300
5400 FLG. 150A 8500 70 3200 2000 3300 3780 6800
6000 FLG. 200A 10500 85 3900 2300 3430 4200 7500
7000 FLG. 200A 12000 100 4600 2130 3150 4900 9000
9000 FLG. 250A 15000 110 5000 2500 3150 6400 10000

Correction Factors

Correction Factor by Inlet Air Temperature
Inlet Air Temperature (℃) 25 30 38 45 50 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Correction Factor 1.12 1.05 1.00 0.7 0.55 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Correction Factor by Inlet Air Pressure
Inlet Air Pressure (barg) 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Correction Factor 0.6 0.72 0.87 1.00 1.1 1.15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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