When calculating compressed air sizing requirements, be sure to look at both current and future needs. If your calculation puts you at the upper range of the CFM ratings for a particular pipe size, you may want to consider sizing up, especially if you anticipate an expansion in the future. ...
Why Does Compressed Air Pipe Sizing Matter? Pipe size is essential for supporting the appropriate air pressure. Without the correct size, the equipment may experience a large pressure decrease. A severe pressure decrease may require your compressor’s operating point to increase to compensate. This ...
Calculating your airflow requirements for compressed air is important for properly sizing your air compressor. If you don’t have enough airflow to power all of your tools and processes, you may find yourself without enough air for efficient operations. On the other hand, paying for more capaci...
the piping and the wet-receiver, but does not really add any compressed air into the overall system. The majority of the produced compressed air from compressor
Sizing the system After you fix lots of leaks and lower the system pressure, you may end up with air compressors too large for your system. If that is the case, the compressors could be cycling more frequently or partially loaded more often and running very inefficiently when looking at spe...
Aftercoolers require three metrics for proper sizing: CFM, PSI, and temperature. The CFM and PSI are straightforward, as they are determined by the air compressor’s output for the application. Meanwhile, the temperature metric requires additional considerations. ...