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AIR FLOW
Air drawn through the airfilter (AFce) into the
compressor element (CElp CEhp) is compressed. At
the element outlet, compressed air and oil pass into
the air receiver/oil separator (AR/OS).
The check valve (CV) prevents blow-back of
compressed air when the compressor is stopped. In
the air receiver/oil separator (AR/OS), most of the oil
is removed from the air/oil mixture.
The oil collects in the receiver and on the bottom of
the separator element.
The air leaves the receiver via a minimum pressure
valve (MPV) which prevents the receiver pressure
from dropping below the minimum working pressure,
even when the air outlet valves are open (specified in
section Limitations). This ensures adequate oil
injection and prevents oil consumption. The
minimum pressure valve (MPV) also functions as a
check valve.
The system comprises temperature sensors (TS),
pressure sensors (PS) and a working pressure sensor
(WPS).
OIL SYSTEM
The lower part of the air receiver (AR) serves as oil
tank.
Air pressure forces the oil from the air receiver/oil
separator (AR/OS) through the oil cooler (OC), the oil
filters (OF) and the oil stop valve (OSV) to the
compressor element (CElp CEhp).
When the compressor is stopped and / or there is no
pressure in the system, the oil stop valve (OSV)
prevents the oil from flowing back into the
compressor element.
The thermostatic by-pass valve (TBV) starts opening
when the oil temperature is 80°C (176°F) (when no
Oiltronix is installed). With installed Oiltronix, the
thermostatic by-pass valve starts opening when the oil
temperature is 40°C (104°F).
The compressor element has an oil gallery in the
bottom of its casing. The oil for rotor lubrication,
cooling and sealing is injected through holes in the
gallery.
Lubrication of the bearings is ensured by oil injected
into the bearing housings.
The injected oil, mixed with the compressed air,
leaves the compressor element and re-enters the air
receiver, where it is separated from the air as
described in section Air flow. The oil that collects in
the bottom of the oil separator element is returned to
the system through a scavenging line (SL), which is
provided with a flow restrictor (FR).
The oil filter by-pass valve opens when the pressure
drop over the filter is above normal because of a
clogged filter. The oil then by-passes the filter
without being filtered. For this reason, the oil filter
must be replaced at regular intervals (see section
Preventive maintenance schedule for the
compressor).
Reference
Name
RPS
Regulating Pressure Sensor
RV
Regulating Valve
SC
Safety Cartridge
SL
Scavenge Line
SV
Safety Valve
TBV
Thermostatic Bypass Valve
TS
Temperature Sensor
TV
Throttle Valve
UA
Unloader Assembly
VV
Vacuator Valve
WPS
Working Pressure Sensor
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