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Page 1: Dew Point & Compressed Air - ROTRONIC...• High cost in purge air is reduced • Some HDD consume up to 15% of their rated capacity in purge air without DDS. For example: • If a

DewPoint&CompressedAir

Helping you make a better measurement.

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BruceMcDuffee MichaelBoetzkes

WebinarPresenters&HumidityExperts

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Agenda&TakeawaysAgenda• DefinitionofDewPoint• PressureEffect• ISOAirClasses&Dryers• DesiccantDryersandEfficiency• WaterinAir– practicalexample• Summary

Takeaways• Understandingtheparameterhelpstomakeabettermeasurementandpreventwater.

• Learnthecauseofliquidwaterinthesystem.

• Understandhowpressureaffectsthemeasurement.

• Understanddryerperformanceanddewpoint.

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DefinitionofDewPointTemperature

• Dewpointtemperatureisthetemperatureatwhichwatervaporwillbegintocondense.

• Thetemperatureatwhichamoistgasissaturatedoveraplanesurfaceofpureliquidwater.

Note– Dewpointtemperaturedoesnotchangeastemperaturechanges.

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WhataboutFrostPoint?

• Thetemperatureatwhichamoistgasissaturatedoveraplanesurfaceofpureice.

• Whichoneareyoumeasuring?• Whichonemattersincompressedair?

Note– Dewpointislowerthanfrostpoint (byabout4Cat-40).

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WhyIsDewPointTemperaturesoImportant?

• Waterincompressedaircausesproblems.

• IfDp reachesambienttemperature,condensationoccurs.

• Dewpointtemperaturechangeswithpressureandwithdryerperformance.

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PressureEffectsonDewPoint

Ruleofthumb:• Aspressureincreases,dewpointtemperaturerisesandapproachessaturation.

• Aspressuredecreases,dewpointtemperaturegoeslowerandtheairbecomesdryer(relativelyspeaking)

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PressureDewPointvs AtmosphericDewPoint

• PressureDewPointisthedewpointattheactualpressure.

• AtmosphericDewPointiswhatthatdewpointwouldbeiftheairwereexpandedtoatm pressureor0psig.

• Knowwhatyourhygrometerisreporting– pressureDp orAtm Dp.

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Comments&Questions

Ifwedon’tgettoyourquestion today,we’llrespondviaemailafterthewebinar.

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WhereShouldyouMeasureDewPoint?

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AirClassification- ISO8573.1(pressuredewpointonly)Class Particles

max inmicronsDewPoint C DewPointF Oil

mg/m3

1 0.1 -70 -94 0.012 1 -40 -40 0.13 5 -20 -4 14 15 3 38 55 40 7 45 >56 - 10 50 -

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HeatlessDesiccantDryersDewPoint

DewpointDemandSwitching• Heatlessregenerativedryers• Highcostinpurgeairisreduced• SomeHDDconsumeupto15%oftheirratedcapacityinpurgeairwithoutDDS.

For example:• If a dryer is rated for -40 Dp at 1000 cfm, it requires

150cfm just for purge air.• This is equal to a 35HP compressor running 24/7 just to

purge the dryer.

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PracticalExamples

1. Dewpoint=38F;airlinegoesoutsidein30F;frozenwater

2. Dewpointinstrumentreads-20FDp;whatistruepressureDp?

3. PressureDp=+38Fat70psig;atmDp =-2F• Increasepressureto150psig;PressureDp=+55F

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Comments&Questions

Ifwedon’tgettoyourquestion today,we’llrespondviaemailafterthewebinar.

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NextWebinarsProductWebinar– RotronicWirelessDataLoggerTuesday,March22nd1:00PMEDTRegisteratwww.rotronic-usa.com/product-webinars

ProductWebinar– LowDewPointProbeTuesday,April5, 1:00PMEDTRegisteratwww.rotronic-usa.com/product-webinars

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Helpingyoumakeabetterhumiditymeasurement– andmore.

Transmitters,portablemetersandloggersfor:

• Humidity• CarbonDioxide• LowDewPoint• WaterActivity• DifferentialPressure• MonitoringsystemsforcGMP• ISO17025calibrations(humidityandtemperature)

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