The air receiver can be used to minimize pressure fluctuations that might affect the production process and the quality of your final product.
1. Energy Efficiency: Using an air receiver helps reduce the energy consumption of the compressor.
2. Safety Considerations: If necessary, the air receiver will supply air to safely shut down production processes and systems in an emergency situation.
3. Meeting Short-Term Peak Air Requirements: If the demand for compressed air changes dramatically throughout the day, it's important to meet peaks to ensure system pressure doesn't fall below acceptable levels. The air receiver provides storage of circulating air to meet short-term peaks in air demand that the compressor cannot handle.
4. Minimizing Pressure Fluctuations/Drops: The air receiver can be used to minimize pressure fluctuations that might affect the production process and the quality of your final product. Choosing the appropriate air tank for your compressor requires consideration of two values: the output pressure of your compressor and the pressure required by your application at the time of use. Note that compressed air stored in your air receiver is only useful while its pressure is sufficient for the process using it. Therefore, it's important to consider the duration (in minutes) that the air receiver can supply air at the necessary pressure for your end user/equipment.