DOWNSTREAM

FILTERS
The Reliable Filtration Solution
CIN: L29120TZ1960PLC000351

www.elgi.com 21 - 6475 cfm | 0.58 - 183 m3/min

ELGI EQUIPMENTS LIMITED was founded in 1960 as a reciprocating air compressor and
garage equipment manufacturing company. With continuous engineering improvements,
investment in R&D and infrastructure, and technology partnerships, ELGi indigenized the
development of rotary screw air compressors in the 1980s.Today, ELGi is one of the
global leaders in the compressed air space, with an extensive range of innovative and
technologically advanced compressed air solutions. ELGi does business in over 120 +
countries while directly present in 26 countries.

Over the years, ELGi has earned worldwide accolades for designing customer-centric,
compressed air solutions that are sustainable and help companies achieve their
productivity goals while ensuring a lower total cost of ownership. ELGi’s portfolio of
400+ products range from oil-lubricated, and oil-free rotary screw, centrifugal and
reciprocating compressors to dryers, filters, and downstream accessories; ELGi has
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in India, Italy, and the USA. ELGi’s products
serve a wide variety of applications across industries ranging from manufacturing, food
& beverage, construction, mining, pharmaceuticals, and textiles.

Screw Compressor elements are manufactured in-house using state-of-the-art

machining centers for rotor grinding and machining castings of various sizes. ELGi’s own
η -V profile rotors ensure energy-efficient compressed air supply for all demanding
applications. ELGi is one of the few companies capable of manufacturing a wide range of
airends and compressor packages in the world. ELGi’s patent portfolio is a testament to
the company’s continuous research and innovation capability.

ELGi has also recognized the need to adopt a management philosophy that builds
vertical excellence in each operating function and customer-centric horizontal
excellence across the business, operations, and support functions. ELGi’s commitment to
quality, coupled with TQM excellence led ELGi to win the Deming Prize in 2019, becoming
one of the first compressor manufacturers to do so in over 60 years.

Every ELGi product bears testament to its hallmarks of reliability and performance while
meeting or exceeding industry-specific demands such as energy efficiency, cost-
efficiency, ruggedness, zero oil tolerance, or air delivery precision.

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 DOWNSTREAM FILTERS: THE NEED AND ITS APPLICATION
The atmospheric air comprises moisture, particle contaminants,
microorganisms, and gases. When this air gets compressed, the
concentration of these elements increases by 6 to 10 times. However,
when this atmospheric air gets compressed by an air compressor,
other contaminants like oil and metal traces get added during the
compression process. It is essential to remove these contaminants
from the compressed air before being used for any application.

According to the International Standard, ISO 8573-1:2010,

compressed air contaminants like particles, water, and oil are
segregated as per purity classes. In this standard, microorganisms
and other gases are not included. As a result, the air purity is
indicated as [P, W, O] and is ordered as per the amount of particles,
water, and oil.

AIRMATE DOWNSTREAM FILTERS

COALESCING PRE FILTER COALESCING FINE FILTER CARBON FILTER

FILTRATION FILTRATION FILTRATION

GRADE GRADE GRADE
Removes the wet Removes the wet Removes the oil
particle down to particle down to vapour down to
1 micron and oil 0.01 micron and 0.003 mg/m3
aerosols down to oil aerosols down
0.1 mg/m3 to 0.01 mg/m3

AIR AIR AIR

QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY
ISO 8573-1:2010 ISO 8573-1:2010 ISO 8573-1:2010
(2:-:2) (1:-:1) (1:-:1)

Dust Particles Oil Moisture

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WORKING PRINCIPLE
1. Contaminated compressed air enters the filter
through inlet port

Inlet Outlet Outlet Inlet 2. Contaminated air is filtered while coming from
inside to outside of filter element
3. Large droplets of condensate are collected by
element and drained gravitationally
4. Collected moisture/water at the bottom of
filter bowl is drained out of filter with the help of
internal float drain
5. Filtered cleaner air is sent out of the filter
through outlet port

Note: For Carbon filter, the flow of air is opposite i.e. inlet and
outlet port would change. The contaminated air flows from
outside to inside of the filter element, activated carbon
COALESCING CARBON absorbs the oil vapour and odor before passing the air
FILTER FILTER through it
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
HIGH PERFORMING ELEMENT ROBUST FILTER HOUSING

¤ High efficient micro glass nano fiber media ¤ Best-in-its-class 10 years warranty for
delivers high filtration efficiency and better housing. Reliable and pure operation with
working temperatures best grade material that will not corrode
and stay like new for its entire life
¤ Durable element construction and drain
layer ensures continued performance with
optimal element change periods
¤ Lowest pressure drop at rated capacity
with next-gen elements

DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE GAUGE COMPACT AND SPACE SAVING

¤ Three colored range on indicator helps in ¤ High capacity filters with dual filter housing
easy identification of filter element actual reduces the space consumption and is
condition and planning the maintenance compact compared to the fabricated filters
activity

SERVICE INDICATOR INTERNAL FLOAT DRAIN

¤ Helps to alert the user for on time ¤ Removes maximum condensate from the
maintenance system with minimal air loss and saves the
element from being soaked, avoiding
moisture/water carryover to the
downstream equipment
 SERVICEABILITY SAFETY AND CERTIFICATION

EUROPE NORTH AMERICA

CRN AS 1210 - 2010

CANADA

¤ Zero clearance type filters design helps in ¤ Filters are CE, AS, CRN, ASME certified and
easy replacement of filter element made under ISO quality standards
¤ Lock indicator ensure the complete ¤ Filter elements are iuta verified for
housing closure performance

ADD-ON OPTIONS

ZERO LOSS DRAINS WALL MOUNTING KIT

¤ Only condensate is drained with external ¤ Wall mounting kit are available to connect
level sensing drain and there is no air loss the filters to the wall easily.
(energy saving), both mechanical and
electronic drain options available

CLAMP

¤ Connect two filters together easily without

any pipes
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Flow rate Product Dimension Max.

Net Weight
Model End @7 barg operating
(Dry condition)
(P-F-C) connections* (100 psig) pressure
H1 W G D H2
cfm m³/min mm inch mm inch mm inch mm inch mm inch kg lbs barg psig
AF 0021 3/8'’ 21 0.59 214 8.43 90 3.54 36.5 1.44 19 0.75 192 7.56 1.1 2.3 20 290

AF 0041 1/2'’ 41 1.16 273 10.75 128 5.04 45 1.77 32 1.26 250 9.82 2.3 5.1 20 290

AF 0059 1/2'' 59 1.67 303 11.91 128 5.04 45 1.77 32 1.26 279 10.98 2.0 4.4 20 290

AF 0074 1/2'' 74 2.10 343 13.50 128 5.04 45 1.77 32 1.26 320 12.58 2.7 5.9 20 290

AF 0088 1'' 88 2.49 369 14.53 140 5.51 45 1.77 31 1.22 335 13.17 3.3 7.3 20 290

AF 0132 1'' 132 3.74 398 15.67 140 5.51 45 1.77 31 1.22 365 14.35 3.2 7.1 20 290

AF 0177 1 1/4'' 177 5.01 474 18.66 140 5.51 45 1.77 31 1.22 433 17.03 4.8 10.5 20 290

AF 0235 1 1/4'' 235 6.65 567 22.20 140 5.51 45 1.77 31 1.22 522 20.55 5.6 12.3 20 290

AF 0294 1 1/2'' 294 8.33 511 20.12 151 5.94 45 1.77 25 0.98 465 18.29 5.5 12.0 20 290

AF 0420 1 1/2'' 420 11.89 696 27.40 151 5.94 45 1.77 25 0.98 650 25.57 6.9 15.1 20 290

AF 0520 1 1/2'' 520 14.72 851 33.50 151 5.94 45 1.77 25 0.98 805 31.67 8.0 17.6 20 290

AF 0620 1 1/2'' 620 17.56 976 38.43 151 5.94 45 1.77 25 0.98 930 36.59 9.2 20.2 20 290

AF 0912 2 1/2'' 912 25.82 707 27.83 240 9.45 45 1.77 25 0.98 660 25.96 15.8 34.8 20 290

AF 1177 3'' 1177 33.33 862 33.93 240 9.45 45 1.77 25 0.98 814 32.06 18.5 40.7 20 290

AF 1589 3'' 1589 45.00 987 38.35 240 9.45 45 1.77 25 0.98 939 36.98 20.6 45.3 20 290

AF 2001 DN100 / 4'' 2001 56.66 871 34.29 360 14.17 45 1.77 30 1.18 810 31.89 28.9 63.6 16 150

AF 3178 DN100 / 4'' 3178 89.99 1070 42.13 360 14.17 45 1.77 30 1.18 1009 39.72 33.8 74.4 16 150

AF 6475 DN200 / 8'' 6475 183.35 1579 62.16 786 30.94 - - - - - - 375 825 14 203

Ÿ *NPT & BSP end connections available, for flange filters ANSI/ DIN standard connections available
Ÿ Differential pressure gauge and internal float drain are standard only for pre and fine filters
Ÿ For any product selection outside standard catalogue, contact sales
Ÿ For flow rate other than 7barg(100psig), use correction factor from below table

H1 H2

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 Specifications Coalescing pre Coalescing fine Activated Carbon
Filter type P F C
Particle removal (micron) 1 0.1 -
Max. oil carry over (mg/m³) 0.1 0.01 0.003
Min. recommended temperature 3°C (38°F)
Max. recommended temperature 80 °C (176 °F) 50 °C (122 °F)
Initial dry pressure loss 80 mbar (1.16 psi) 100 mbar (1.45 psi) 80 mbar (1.16 psi)
Initial wet pressure loss 100 mbar (1.45 psi) 165 mbar (2.39 psi) -
Pressure loss for element change 700 mbar (10.15 psi)
Recommended replacement of elements 12 months or when the DP Gauge
6 months
(Whichever is earliest) indicates red
Ÿ Filter type C will not remove certain gases and is not recommended for medical air application usage without using suitable medical
grade filter, the air inlet temperature should be 25°C ( 77°F ) for filtration of 0.003 mg/m3 quality oil in the air.
Ÿ Maximum oil carry over for Pre and Fine filter at 21°C (70°F)

CORRECTION FACTOR
For flow rates at other pressure, apply the below correction factor

barg 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 16 18 20
Inlet Air Pressure - F1
psig 15 44 73 100 131 160 189 218 232 261 290
Correction factor 0.5 0.71 0.87 1 1.12 1.22 1.32 1.44 1.5 1.57 1.63

How to calculate filter minimum nominal capacity to meet rated condition: Actual rated capacity/F1

EXAMPLE (1) EXAMPLE (2)

Inlet air flow to filter - 480 cfm Inlet air flow to filter - 10 m3/min
Inlet air pressure - 10 barg Inlet air pressure - 100 psig
Filter cfm capacity required = 480/1.17 = 410 cfm Filter m /min capacity required = 10/(1) = 10 m3/min
3

Next model available to the above calculated cfm Next model available to the above calculated
to be selected, i.e. AF 0420 m3/min to be selected, i.e. AF 0420

DEMING PRIZE ELGi is the first, globally established industrial air

2019 compressor manufacturer to have won the Deming Prize*
*In over six decades

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