Learning to Work Efficiently and Accurately Hanse Environmental Inc. By Peter Hanse 08/14/2006 Air System Overview Learning to Work Efficiently and Accurately

Introduction What do you know about pneumatics? How does air systems interact with electrical, cooling, humidity, vibration, and door closers?

Agenda Areas Covered: General Pneumatics Pneumatics in Chambers Cause for Pneumatics Failures Extend Pneumatics Life

Vocabulary Pneumatics, from the Greek πν(pneumatikos, coming from the wind) is the use of pressurized gases to do work in science and technology.1 Solenoid valve is an electromechanical valve for use with liquid or gas controlled by running or stopping an electrical current through a solenoid, which is a coil of wire, thus changing the state of the valve.2 Gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume.3 Pneumatic Actuator converts energy (in the form of compressed air, typically) into motion.4

Our Air System Requirements Clean minimum oil, rust, and dust Dry -40 and lower dew point 100 PSI Large Air volumes at full on One Medium Vibrator 5.2 SCFM One Large Vibrator 12 SCFM

Air System Overview

Air System Components Solenoid Valves Push Lock Fittings Barbed Parker Fittings I/P Valve

Air System Components Rubber Air Hose Hard 1/4 Air Line Medium Vibrator Oilier

Air System Components Shut Off Lockout Volume Booster

Causes of Air System Failures Dirty Air Compressor Oil Moisture

Extending Air System Life Key is good clean dry air Checking components operation

Summary Air system ties together vibration, cooling, and door operation. As such it needs to be kept working to keep chamber running at full potential.

References 1 Pneumatics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic 2 Solenoid Valve http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solenoid_valve 3 Gas Compressor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_compressor 4 Pnumatic Actuator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_actuator