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Basic Operation While one desiccant chamber is in KED dryers use a smaller portion of
the drying cycle, the other chamber goes dry outlet air (about 7%), which is also
Kaeser desiccant dryers use the
through a regeneration cycle. During reduced in pressure through an orifice
principles of adsorption and desorption
regeneration, purge air flowing through and then heated to 375F. This hot,
to produce a continuous supply of dry
the tower of wet desiccant evaporates extremely dry air is passed through the
compressed air. The activated alumina
water on the desiccant and carries it out bed, regenerating the desiccant.
desiccant has a high surface-to-volume
of the tower as vapor. Each dryer has a KBD dryers use a regenerative
ratio and great affinity for water vapor.
unique regeneration process. blower to move ambient air through
The dryer alternately cycles the
KAD dryers use a portion of the dry a heater where its temperature is
compressed air flow through twin
outlet air (about 15%), which is reduced increased to 375F, and then through the
desiccant towers. As the vapor-laden air
in pressure through an orifice, further bed, regenerating the desiccant.
enters and flows upward through one
lowering its dew point. This extremely In all cases, after regeneration is
tower, the moisture is adsorbed onto the
dry air, aided by the heat of adsorption, complete, the desiccant chamber is
desiccant.
regenerates the desiccant. gradually re-pressurized and put on-line
for another drying cycle.
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Counterflow Regeneration Quality Valves
Kaesers upflow drying and downflow Desiccant dryer performance and reli- Nylon shuttle
regeneration extends desiccant service ability are driven by component quality. valve of KAD
life and ensures consistent outlet dew Kaeser dryers are fitted with the most series
A Inlet valve
B Outlet valve
C Muffler
For 2400 cfm, Hybritecs total costs, including purchase are lower than other types of dessicant
D & E Purge valves dryers after only 2 years. For 5300 cfm, Hybritec breaks even with other dryers in less than a
year. Based on 8760 hours of operation at $0.10/kWh running desiccant dryer 7 months.
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Heatless Desiccant Dryer (KAD)
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Kaeser KAD desiccant dryers use approximately
15% of their dry air output to regenerate the
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saturated tower. KADs are initially less expensive 4
than heat reactivated dryers, but they usually have
the highest overall operating costs. KADs produce
pressure dew points as low as -100F at rated
conditions (see Dew Point Options on page 5). 2
Sizes: 40 5400 scfm
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5
4
8
6 9
40 to 450
cfm design
590 to 3000 cfm design
Outstanding features of KAD
1 Controls and instrumentation 4 Separate top fill and bottom 8 Standard stainless steel
Tower pressure gauges drain ports support screens and air
Tower status lights Easy desiccant replacement diffusers
Switching failure alarm* Located at top and bottom of each
5 ASME stamped pressure ves- vessel
Purge flow indicator
sels rated for 150 psig at 450F Easy to remove and clean
NEMA 4 electrical enclosure
6 Nylon shuttle valve Efficiently filters out large contaminants
RS232 comm port* and protects outlet shuttle valve
*Not available on KAD E Tested to over 500,000 cycles
Effectively prevents channeling
Corrosion resistant aluminum housing
2 Standard moisture indicator
Single moving part has very long life 9 Structural steel frame complete
Color change indicates elevated outlet
dew point No maintenance with floor stand for ease of
No check valves installation
3 Standard purge flow valve Lifting lugs for easy handling
Offers convenient purge rate adjustment 7 Standard pressure relief valve Optional factory mounting of pre- and
Meets ASME Section VIII after-filters
Flow Capacities KAD Inlet Pressure Correction KAD Dew Point Options Meet
Maximum inlet flow capacities at vari-
Factor (Table 2) ISO 8573.1 Air Quality Standards
ous pressures: Inlet Inlet (Table 3)
Pressure Multiplier Pressure Multiplier
To determine a dryers inlet flow capacity (psig) (psig) Models KAD and KAD PS allow the user to select
at inlet pressures other than 100 psig, 60* 0.65 130 1.12 outlet pressure dew points corresponding to four
70 0.74 140 1.16 of the different ISO 8573.1 air quality classes.
multiply the dryers rated inlet flow (found
80 0.83 150 1.20 KAD E models are preset to deliver the
in Table 1) by the multiplier from Table 2 90 0.91 175 1.29
commonly used ISO 8573.1 Class 2 outlet pres-
that corresponds to the system pressure 100 1.00 200 1.37
sure dew point.
at the dryer inlet. 110 1.04 225 1.45
120 1.08 250 1.52
Outlet flow capacities: *For operation at pressures lower than 60 psig, please
For dryers operating at less than contact factory.
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Outstanding features of KED/KBD
1 Controls and instrumentation 3 Standard purge flow valve (KED 7 Standard pressure relief valve
Tower pressure gauges only) Meets ASME Section VIII
Tower status lights Offers convenient purge rate adjustment
8 Standard stainless steel
Switching failure alarm 4 Purge air outlet support screens and air
Purge flow indicator (KED only)
diffusers
NEMA 4 electrical enclosure 5 ASME stamped pressure
Located at top and bottom of each
RS232 comm port vessels rated for 150 psig at vessel
450F Easy to remove and clean
2 Standard moisture indicator
6 Non-lubricated inlet and purge Efficiently filters out large contaminants
Color change indicates elevated outlet and protects valves
dew point control valves standard
Effectively prevents channeling
Requires less maintenance
Long lasting
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Kaeser Heated Purge Dryers (KED) (Table 4)
Inlet flow High-Temp Total
KED Purge Air Available Dimensions Approx. In/Out Pre-filter
@ 100 psig Heater After-filter Replacement
Model Flow Rate Average WxDxH Weight Connection (KOR Series)
100F (HTA Series) Desiccant
Number (scfm) (scfm) (in.) (lb.) (in.) (scfm)
(scfm) (nom kW) (Avg kW) (scfm) (lb.)
300 300 21 279 5 2.0 50 x 46 x 98 1570 375 400 210
1.5 NPT
400 400 28 372 7 2.7 55 x 52 x 104 2130 625
600 354
500 500 35 465 7 3.3 55 x 52 x 105 2130 625
2 NPT
600 600 42 558 8 4.0 57 x 53 x 108 2431 780 453
750 750 53 697 10 5.0 62 x 59 x 114 2913
1000P 1200 590
900 900 63 837 12 6.0 62 x 59 x 114 2913
1050 1050 74 976 14 7.0 66 x 62 x 113 3526 1250P 710
3 FLG
1300 1300 91 1209 17 8.7 68 x 63 x 118 4250 924
1500 1500 105 1395 19 10.0 82 x 66 x 119 6353 1875P 1800
1259
1800 1800 126 1674 23 12.0 82 x 66 x 119 6353
2200 2200 154 2046 28 14.7 85 x 73 x 127 9620 2500P 2400
1867
2600 2600 182 2418 33 17.4 85 x 73 x 127 9620 4 FLG 3125P 3000
3200 3200 224 2976 40 21.4 97 x 82 x 125 11,340 5000P 4800 2377
Average Heater kW (fixed cycle) = [kW required to produce 280F temperature rise] x [235 min. max heat time] / [240 min. drying time]
Actual kW is less and proportional to the average water load presented to the dryer.
P1 P2
P3
P1 P2
70%
ISO 8573.1
Class 60
1 -100 F / -73 C 50
2 -40 F / -4 C 40
kW
3 -4 F / -20 C 30
4 +38 F / +3 C 20
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0%
RS232
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Hybritec Combination Dryer
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Options Filtration
Other options
High humidity alarm
Stainless steel or copper pilot and instrument air tubing and fittings
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