When the air compressor is running at low temperature, the oil drum will produce a large amount of condensed water. When the condensed water is too much, it will affect the protection of the lubricating oil for the parts. Service life. The amount of condensate produced during operation of the air compressor is related to the humidity of the working environment, equipment power and other factors. The air compressor must be drained after running for a period of time. If the moisture in the lubricating oil is too much, it will affect safety.
What are the hazards caused by excessive moisture in lubricants?
1. The emulsification of lubricating oil will eventually cause the machine to fail to operate safely
2. The oil-gas separation effect becomes worse, and the pressure difference of the oil-gas separator becomes larger
3. Cause parts to rust
4. Excessive equipment load caused by water cannot be compressed
5. The host vibration becomes larger and the operating noise becomes larger
How to solve the condensate problem
1. Choose an air compressor that is suitable for the output. If the power does not match the actual use, the air compressor will cause too much condensate when it is in unloaded operation for a long time.
2. Increase the loading time of the air compressor, when the operating temperature is higher than the pressure dew point temperature, the condensed water will not condense in the separation cylinder
3. Set the automatic shutdown time, stop sucking air when it is not loaded, and regularly discharge condensate water
4. Reduce the amount of cold air in and out
In addition, when installing the air compressor, we must pay attention not to place the pipeline above the air compressor exhaust port, otherwise a large amount of condensate will be poured into the oil separation barrel, so we need to install automatic sewage drainage at the lowest point of the pipeline Valve, when the condensate is poured back, it can be poured into the oil separation cylinder through the pressure valve.