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==Why Should Use== | ==Why Should Use== | ||
* It is like a radiator in your car. A fan blows air across the core of the aftercooler which | * It is like a radiator in your car. A fan blows air across the core of the aftercooler which | ||
dissipates heat out of the compressed air. The air is then channeled through a condensate | |||
separator that spins out a large portion of the condensate contained in the compressed air. | |||
* It can be air or water cooled. | * It can be air or water cooled. | ||
* It can be supplied as an aftermarket accessory for your existing compressor set - (most new | * It can be supplied as an aftermarket accessory for your existing compressor set - (most new | ||
Indented line compressors already have an aftercooler supplied as standard). | |||
* It can be matched up to suit your reciprocating or rotary vane compressor because those | * It can be matched up to suit your reciprocating or rotary vane compressor because those | ||
compressors were often originally sold without an aftercooler. | |||
* These are the first stage in removal of condensate from compressed air. | * These are the first stage in removal of condensate from compressed air. | ||
==Prime Function== | ==Prime Function== | ||
Aftercoolers typically remove about 70% of the water vapour from compressed air, if they are correctly sized to do the job. Aftercoolers can be air or water cooled. Aftercoolers can only cool the compressed air to within a few degrees of the cooling medium (air or water). To size an aftercooler properly a number of considerations and readings must be taken from the proposed site. Your Southern Cross Engineer is best able to take these readings and recommend a model suited to YOUR application. | Aftercoolers typically remove about 70% of the water vapour from compressed air, if they are correctly sized to do the job. Aftercoolers can be air or water cooled. Aftercoolers can only cool the compressed air to within a few degrees of the cooling medium (air or water). To size an aftercooler properly a number of considerations and readings must be taken from the proposed site. Your Southern Cross Engineer is best able to take these readings and recommend a model suited to YOUR application. | ||