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Compressed Air in Pharmaceutical Applications
Compressed Air in Pharmaceutical Applications
Compressed air in
Pharmaceutical applications
Compressed air in general
Compressed air is air that is tablet coating, cleaning equip-
put under a greater pressure ment, spray painting equip-
than that of the atmospheric ment... Industrial air compressor
pressure. A survey carried out by the
It is a widely known fact that
A compressor is used to create compressed air is very expen- U.S. Department of Energy
compressed air, it converts the sive to create, one of the most showed that only 50% of the
electrical energy into kinetic costly utilities within a plant: a compressed air was well used.
energy. Air pressure is in- rule of the thumb states that Leaks in the systems account-
creased by reducing the size of compressed air has 10 times ed for 30% of the total usage
the space that contains the air, the cost of electricity and theoretically waste can
this is mostly carried out with a account for up to 20% (an in-
HC2-LDP102-M & LDP-FCSB1 The cost breakdown is the fol-
conventional piston. ternal training is required!).
lowing: first the initial cost of
Discussed in this Industrial plants have com- the compressor and the instal- Further to the compressor,
edition: pressed air systems to power a lation, then the maintenance there is a whole system setup
variety of different equipment and of course the electricity/ to distribute the compressed air
Compressed air in 1
general for various applications: Pneu- gas used to run the compres- accordingly throughout the
matic tools, filling and capping, sor. plant.
Why the need to 1
measure dew point?