B-DRY 110-1000

F-DRY 1200-6500
Heatless regenerated adsorption dryers
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Four individually controlled Compact control blocks Manometers Controller

valves
Compact and robust design of Two manometers positioned on Robust SIEMENS PLC assures
To provide optimum control over upper and lower control valve block front side of the upper control reliable and stable operation and
the complete drying process four assures reliable operation. Purge block give reliable information offers variety of settings. Fixed cycle
high quality electromagnetic air line is mounted on upper check about the pressure inside of each operating mode can be switched to
valves are used. Individual control valve block so that purge air nozzle column. In combination with LCD dew point dependent control mode
of each valve results in column can be replaced if required. During display indication on the controller if dryer is equipped with dew point
switch-over without any pressure maintenance complete block can manometers are excellent tool for sensor. The controller is equipped
peaks. be removed from the dryer in one diagnostics. with LCD display which provides all
piece. the necessary information about the
operation.
BACKGROUND ADSORPTION DRYER
Compressed air contains contaminants such as water, oil Typical applications for the adsorption dryers are outdoor
and particulates which must be removed or reduced to the installations where the risk of freezing occurs and applications
acceptable level based on specific application requirements. with high quality requirements in terms of air dryness (PDP < +3°C)
Standard ISO8573-1 specifies air purity/quality classes for these such as the process air in process industry (food and beverage,
contaminants. Humidity (water vapor content) is expressed in pharmaceutical, electronic, chemical, …).
the terms of Pressure Dew Point (PDP), where Dew point is the
temperature at which air is 100% saturated with moisture. When The most common adsorption dryers are heatless regeneration
the temperature of the air is reduced to or below the dew point, adsorption dryers due to their simplicity, reliability and relatively low
condensation will occur. investment costs.

Reduction of water content down to pressure dew point +3°C is

usually achieved with refrigerant dryers while for lower pressure
dew points adsorption (also called desiccant) dryers are typically
used.

ADSORPTION
Adsorption is a process where specific molecules adhere to
the surface of a highly porous solid (adsorbent/desiccant) by
electrostatic and molecular forces. The adsorbent is normally
formed in sphere form beads. Process of adsorption takes place
while air flows through column filled with the beads. Rate of
adsorption depends on several factors (type of adsorbent, relative
humidity, inlet temperature, contact time, face velocity) and
therefore adsorption process is usually set/optimized for every
individual application.

High quality two layer Flow distributing inserts Silencer High efficiecy intake and
desiccant bed outlet filters
Inlet and outlet of each column High quality silencers assure low
B-DRY and F-DRY series adsorption are equipped with a special flow noise operation and excellent Standard version of B-DRY
dryers are filled with a high quality distributing strainer insert which interception of dust with low series dryer is equipped with
robust desiccant which results in a prevents adsorbent to leave the backpressure. high efficiency filters. Super
stable operation with a low energy column. This inserts evenly spread fine coalescing filter at the inlet
input for the regeneration. Primary the air stream after it enters prevents contamination of the
desiccant is a molecular sieve the column meaning that so adsorbent while a dust filter at
with an extremely high drying called “quiet” zones with no flow the outlet intercepts the dust
potential. To prevent potential through adsorbent are reduced to generated by the process.
degradation of primary desiccant the minimum. Evenly distributed
due to liquid water, bottom part air stream also reduces the
of the column is filled with a water movement of desiccant.
resistant silica gel.
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Components
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1 Compressed air inlet (wet air)

14 2 Compressed air outlet (dry air)
3 Column filled with dessicant
4 Two layer desiccant bed
5 Controller
6 Solenoid valve
7 Expansion silencer
8 Non-returning valve
9 Nozzle
10 Pressure manometer
11 Inlet air filter
12 Outlet air filter
13 Automatic condensate drain
6 6 7 7 6 6 14 Flow distribution insert
15 Cable for solenoid valve (optional)
16 Dew point sensor (optional)

B-DRY and F-DRY adsorption dryers have Adsorption takes place under pressure in Regeneration of saturated desiccant is
been designed for continuous separation the first column while the second column possible because a small portion of already
of water vapor from the compressed air regenerates with a portion of already dried dry compressed air is decompressed and when
thus reducing the pressure dew point. compressed air at the ambient pressure. expanded it becomes extremely dry.

B-DRY and F-DRY series dryer consists of two When the first column is saturated to a certain This portion of extremely dry decompressed
columns, filled with desiccant beds, controller level column switch-over is carried out and the air also called “purge air” is then fed through
with LCD display, valves, manometers, support process of adsorption continues in the second the saturated column in the reverse flow
construction and suitable filter housings with column without any drop of pressure at the direction in order to remove the adsorbed
the required filter element. outlet of the dryer. water molecules from the desiccant and
release them back to the ambient.
10 min operating cycle 10 8 9

When FIX operating cycle is selected or when the dryer is not equipped
with a dew point sensor it will operate in pre-set operating cycles meaning
length of adsorption and regeneration will be fixed. Energy losses are
directly related with an amount of purge air which is used for regeneration.
B-DRY and F-DRY energy losses have been optimized due to the 10 minute
operating cycle:

- 5min = Adsorption
- 4 min = Regeneration
- 1 min = Pressure build up

Extended operating cycle with 12 switch overs per hour also reflects in less
wear and thus more reliable operation. If the dryer is equipped with a Dew
point sensor it can operate in a dew point dependent control. In this case 14
the energy losses can be reduced to the minimum required value.
smooth transition

ADSORPTION 1 ADSORPTION 2

REGENERATION 1 PRESS. REGENERATION 2 PRESS.

0 4 5 10
t [min]

Energy saving dew point

dependent control (DPD) 3
B-DRY an F-DRY dryers are designed for “full load” at pre-determined
operating conditions (flow, pressure, temperature). However in reality
“full load” is typically not present all the time meaning that the dryer
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operates with a partial load. In this case the amount of “purge air” used
for regeneration can be proportionally decreased. B-DRY and F-DRY dryers
are equipped with the dew point dependent sensor (available as optional
equipment). It can detect the reduced load and the controller automatically
adjusts cycles so that energy losses are reduced to the minimum.

smooth transition

ADSORPTION 1 ADSORPTION 2

REG.1 ENERGY SAVING REG.2 ENERGY SAVING 14

Energy saving (stand-by)

B-DRY series adsorption dryers have an option to receive a stand-by signal
from the compressor or other compressed air supply. While in the stand-by
the air can flow freely through both towers in direction from the inlet to the
outlet of the adsorption dryer. Meanwhile the adsorption dryer controller
is in the stand-by mode and ready to resume with the normal operation as
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soon as it gets the appropriate signal. The stand-by signal is relayed to the
B-DRY adsorption dryer through a stand-by contact on the controller by a
connected switch.
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Easy maintenance
Upper and lower control valve can be removed from the dryer
in one piece. All components that are subject to wear are
easily accessible and replaceable.

STANDARD YEARLY MAINTENANCE

refers to components such as filter elements and expansion
silencers
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12

TWO YEAR SERVICE KIT

refers to valve components and sealings

FOUR YEAR SERVICE KIT

refers to replacement of adsorbent,
valve components and sealings

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Technical data
TECHNICAL DATA B-DRY 110-1000
Connection Nominal volume flow
Dimensions Mass
Type IN/OUT Inlet1 Outlet2
'' [Nm3/h] [Nm3/h] A [mm] B [mm] C [mm] kg
B-DRY 110 G 1’’ 110 86,0 719 ±5 422 1647 140
B-DRY 150 G 1’’ 150 117,5 707 ±5 422 1897 156
B-DRY 200 G 1’’ 200 157,0 707 ±5 471 1664 196
B-DRY 250 G 1’’ 260 204,0 707 ±5 471 1914 236
B-DRY 300 G 1 1/2’’ 320 251,0 860 ±5 535 1742 274
B-DRY 400 G 1 /2’’
1
410 321,5 854 ±5 535 1989 295
B-DRY 600 G 1 1/2’’ 590 462,5 854 ±5 671 2051 392
B-DRY 800 G 2’’ 770 603,5 1059 ±5 701 2080 507
B-DRY 1000 G 2’’ 1000 784,0 1051 ±5 701 2140 597

TECHNICAL DATA F-DRY 1200-6500

Connection Nominal volume flow
Dimensions Mass
Type IN/OUT Inlet1 Outlet2
DN [Nm3/h] [Nm3/h] A [mm] B [mm] C [mm] kg
F-DRY 1200 DN50 1200 936 1210 850 2170 820
F-DRY 1500 DN65 1500 1170 1535 950 2210 980
F-DRY 2000 DN65 2000 1560 1685 980 2330 1550
F-DRY 2500 DN80 2500 1950 1785 1120 2260 1680
F-DRY 3000 DN80 3000 2340 1875 1120 2400 1850
F-DRY 3750 DN100 3750 2925 2025 1230 2490 2300
F-DRY 5000 DN100 5000 3900 2235 1230 2600 2850
F-DRY 6500 DN125 6500 5070 2420 1430 2730 3750

Operating pressure range 4 to 16 bar

B-DRY F-DRY

Operating temperature range +1,5 °C to +60 °C

Pressure dew points -40 °C (-25°C, -70°C)
Voltage, frequency 230V, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption <60 W
Protection class IP 65
C
C

Filter (inlet)* super fine - 0,01 µm

Filter (outlet) dust filter; 1 µm
DPD control optional
Input for stand-by standard

A B A B

OPERATING PRESSURE - CORRECTION FACTORS - COP

Operating pressure [bar] 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Operating pressure [psi] 58 72 87 100 115 130 145 160 174 189 203 218 232

Correction factor COP 0,63 0,75 0,88 1 1,13 1,25 1,38 1,50 1,63 1,75 1,88 2,00 2,13

OPERATING TEMPERATURE - CORRECTION FACTORS - COT DEW POINT - CORRECTION FACTORS - CD

Operat. temperature [°C] 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Operat. temperature [°C] -25 -40 -70

Operat. temperature [F] 77 86 95 104 113 122 131 140 Operat. temperature [F] -13 -40 -94

Correction factor COT 1 1 1 0,97 0,87 0,80 0,64 0,51 Correction factor CD 1,1 1 0,7
(1)
Refers to 1bar(a) and 20°C at 7 bar operating pressure, inlet temperature 35°C and pressure dew point at outlet -40°C.
(2)
Outlet flow refers to typical assumption during regeneration phase for operating at nominal inlet flow conditions. Outlet flow includes average air losses of approximately 17,3 %.
* If dryer is supplied without inlet filter compressed air class 1 (ISO 8753-1) for solid particles and oil should be provided to the inlet of the dryer.
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