Air dryer for spray panting for a shop

[sumit thakur]

One of my friend in his shop doing metal fabrication work their he needs air dryer for spary paingting . At what budget and specific feature of air dryer should i go with. He is goind to use for whole day , what kind of heatless air dryer i should go for. Is this Heatless air aryer would be good from annaircontrols ?

 

[highland145]

analaircontrols....I thought they were more for fumigation.

 

[RY62]

One of my friend in his shop doing metal fabrication work their he needs air dryer for spary paingting . At what budget and specific feature of air dryer should i go with. He is goind to use for whole day , what kind of heatless air dryer i should go for. Is this Heatless air aryer would be good from annaircontrols ?

Most shops, doing that type of work, are using refrigerated air dryers with .01 micron coalescing filter after the dryer. They're simple, very low maintenance and will provide about a 38f dew point. This isn't bone dry but there won't be any liquid or visible vapor. http://www.pneumatech.com/usen/products/refrigerateddryers/ad/

If there is some reason he would need a lower dew point, a heatless desiccant unit could get it to -40f dew point Something like this, followed by a fine particulate filter, works pretty good for small operations. - https://www.amazon.com/DeVilbiss-130500-CAMAIR-Wall-Mounted-Desiccant/dp/B000UZSJQM

To select the best type and size of dryer, I'd need to know what type compressor, (reciprocating, rotary screw, etc.,) how much flow rate in cfm, expected ambient air temperature, expected temperature of the compressed air, expected air pressure, required dew point and required level of filtration. Or, you could just wing it and start buying dryers until you stumble across one that works.

 

[sumit thakur]

Most shops, doing that type of work, are using refrigerated air dryers with .01 micron coalescing filter after the dryer. They're simple, very low maintenance and will provide about a 38f dew point. This isn't bone dry but there won't be any liquid or visible vapor. http://www.pneumatech.com/usen/products/refrigerateddryers/ad/

If there is some reason he would need a lower dew point, a heatless desiccant unit could get it to -40f dew point Something like this, followed by a fine particulate filter, works pretty good for small operations. - https://www.amazon.com/DeVilbiss-130500-CAMAIR-Wall-Mounted-Desiccant/dp/B000UZSJQM

To select the best type and size of dryer, I'd need to know what type compressor, (reciprocating, rotary screw, etc.,) how much flow rate in cfm, expected ambient air temperature, expected temperature of the compressed air, expected air pressure, required dew point and required level of filtration. Or, you could just wing it and start buying dryers until you stumble across one that works.

Thanks @RY62 for your reply , He just said about the heatless air dryer he is looking for but your tip will definetly help us in buying a suitable air dryer for his work. I will also ask about the refrigerated air dryer you mentioned . Thanks again

 

[nakedfrog]

I'm 99% this is some kind of self-promotion to get this thread to show up in Google searches, so people will click on the link.