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BD series
Heat reactivated adsorption air dryers
ABSOLUTELY
DRY AIR
The threat to an
excellent reputation
When it comes to
Money disappearing
Persistent pressure
on the environment
smart business !
Water
filtration
drying
adsorption dryer
MD
(for ZR/ZT/ZE/ZA Compressors)
filter
PD, PDp, DD, DDp & QD
2 3
adsorption dryer
BD
0 1 2 3
refrigerant dryer
FD/ID
0 1 2
draining
electronic water drain
EWD
oil/water separation
OSC/OSD/OSM
Oil
filtration
air compression
0
filter
oil-free compressors
ZH/ZR/ZT/ZE/ZA/LF/SF/LXF/H/
S/P/HX-HN/PETPACK
adsorption dryer CD
oil-injected compressors
GA/GR/GX/LE/LT
0 1 2
Air quality
Water
Oil
classes
Max. pressure
dewpoint
Max.
concentration
ISO 8573-1
0.10
mg/m3
As specified by the equipment user or supplier and more stringent than class 1
100
-70
-94
0.01
100 000
1000
10
-40
-40
0.1
10000
500
-20
-4
1000
+ 37.4
20000
+ 44.6
>5
* Not specified
A well designed compressed air system ensures that the air quality demands of the process are closely met.
With the desired ISO class as a guide, the appropriate components can be selected.
Atlas Copco offers a complete product range that never requires a customer to compromise.
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
1000
2120
3600
3000 l/s
6360 cfm
10800 m3/h
2000
4240
7200
Flow
Compressor
cooler 19 l/h
0.05 l/h
Air net
18.95 l/h
Reference conditions:
Compressor flow 1050 l/s - 2226 cfm - 3780 m3/h FAD Compressed air temp. 35 C
Ambient air temp. 25 C Ambient relative humidity 60 % Pressure: 7 bar(e)
10000
8000
6000
4000
Savings
2000
0
0
1000
2120
3600
2000
4240
7200
Flow
Regeneration temperatures: Silicagel: 140 C
Activated alumina: 175 C
3000 l/s
6360 cfm
10800 m3/h
Working principle
Outlet valve
Two towers contain silicagel desiccant. While in one tower the silicagel
Dry air out
beads adsorb the moisture from the air, the saturated silicagel is
reactivated in the other tower. After half a cycle, the tower functions are
reversed.
Blower
Adsorption/drying phase
Wet air in
Pneumatic actuators
Strainer
Wet compressed air enters the bottom of the drying towers via the inlet
valve. The air flows upwards through the silicagel desiccant beads, where
the moisture is adsorbed. Dry air leaves the tower via the outlet valve.
Inlet valve
Temperature
sensor
Regeneration valve
Reactivation phase
The blower sends ambient air past the internal heater; the heated air
travels through the saturated desiccant, where it forces the adsorbed
moisture out of the silicagel beads. The hot wet ambient air leaves the
Silicagel desiccant
adsorbs the moisture from the wet air; during reactivation,
hot air forces the moisture out of the silicagel beads
tower through the bottom valve; this continues until the temperature
sensor switches off the heater. Next, dry compressed air is used to cool
the desiccant bed, further improving the reactivation efficiency.
Shifting
After regeneration, the towers pressure is equalized to system pressure
by closing the regeneration valve. The functions of both towers are now
energy consumption
Temperature sensor
controls the heating sequence; switches off the heater as soon
as the desiccant bed is sufficiently heated
Pneumatic actuators
control all main valves to prevent clogging or malfunctioning;
is saturated.
Silicagel desiccant
Elektronikon
monitoring system
Internal heater
Blower
Environment friendly
clogging
silent operation
easy to service
Excellence by design
Options
Electronic dewpoint control
-70 C pressure dewpoint
Filter pack for pure process air
14.5 bar(e) operating pressure
Drying towers insulation
Copper-free dryer
Minimum pressure valve control at dryer outlet
Technical data
BD adsorption dryer range
BD
Type
BD260
BD390
BD520
BD780
BD1050
BD1400
BD1800
BD2400
BD3000
Capacity*
Installed
power heater
& blower
Pressure
drop
Recommended
filter size
l/s
cfm
m3/h
kW
bar
psig
DD/PD
260
390
520
780
1050
1400
1800
2400
3000
551
827
1102
1654
2226
2968
3816
5088
6360
936
1404
1872
2808
3780
5040
6480
8640
10800
11.0
15.0
22.0
29.5
41.5
65.5
65.5
92.0
119.0
0.14
0.17
0.14
0.16
0.12
0.10
0.12
0.13
0.13
2.0
2.4
2.0
2.3
1.7
1.4
1.7
1.9
1.9
280
390
520
780
1050
1400
1800
2700
3150
Connection
Pn 16, Dn
Dimensions
mm
80
80
100
100
125
150
150
150
200
1020
1175
1380
1490
1727
1770
1858
2043
2344
in
mm
40.2
46.3
54.3
58.6
68
74.4
73.1
80.4
92.3
in
1180 46.5
1340 52.7
1600 63
1880 74
2250 88.5
2540 100
2740 107.8
3090 121.6
3470 136.6
Weight
mm
2080
2145
2205
2360
2445
2645
2750
2925
2976
in
kg
lbs
81.8
84.4
86.8
92.9
96.3
104.1
108.3
115.2
117.1
820
1200
1800
2350
3250
4300
4800
7500
10000
1808
2646
3968
5180
7165
9479
10580
16540
22050
7 bar(e)
35 C
100 %
-40 C
C
Operating range
Inlet pressure:
Ambient air temperature:
Compressed air inlet temperature:
4.5 - 11 bar(e)
1 - 40 C
1 - 45 C
For -70 C pressure dewpoints, please contact your local Atlas Copco representative.
BD260
For other compressed air inlet pressures, multiply the dryer air flow
by the following factors K1 :
bar(g)
psi
4.5
10
0.69
0.75
0.88
1.00
1.13
1.25
1.38
65
73
87
102
116
131
145
0.69
0.75
0.88
1.00
1.13
1.25
1.38
For inlet temperature, multiply the dryer air flow by the following factors K2 :
C
20
25
30
35
40
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.70
68
77
86
95
104
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.70
Example:
What is the inlet capacity for BD520 at the following conditions :
Inlet pressure: 8 bar(e) - Inlet temp.35 C - Ambient temp. 25 C
Retrieve the correction factors from the tables
K1 = 1.13
K2 = 1
Qactual = K1 x K2 x Qnominal
= 1.13 x 1 x 520 = 588 l/s - 2117 m3/h
BD3000
Atlas Copcos
Environmental Management
System forms an integral part
of each business process.
ISO 14001
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