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Required Filtration for
Parker Membrane Modules
Technical Bulletin
To ensure a long life for Parker membranes modules, feed-air needs to comply with the following specifications:
Particles: filtered at 0.01 µm cut off ISO8573-1:2010 Solid Particulate class 1
Residual oil content: <0.01 mg/m3 ISO8573-1:2010 Oil class 1
Relative humidity: < 100% (non condensing)
Air quality: clean air treated by an active carbon bed type absorber to remove solvents,
hydrocarbons, ozone etc.
Generally to ISO8573.1:2010 class 1.4.1. If ambient temperature is below 8°C then a desiccant dryer is recommended.
To reach this feed-air quality the following system set-up is advised:
Compressor Filtration
Due to varying nitrogen or oxygen enriched-air demands, the To filter the feed-air to the specified quality the following filters
feed-air requirements will also vary. Parker advises to use a are needed:
variable speed screw compressor to get the highest efficiency
and best working conditions for the compressor. At pressures Coarse coalescing filter
of 7 to 8 barg, standard industrial screw compressors have their A coarse coalescing filter for 1 Micron particles.
highest efficiency which is also the most optimal pressure with This filter is normally located before the refrigerant dryer
the lowest energy use for the Parker membranes modules. or the fine coalescing filter.
Fine coalescing filter
Air receiver A fine coalescing filter for 0.01 Micron particles. This filter
In case a variable speed screw compressor is used, it is not is normally located after the refrigerant dryer or the coarse
necessary to use an air receiver. When a non-variable speed coalescing filter.
compressor is used with an air receiver, the receiver must be
of such a size that the compressor will not switch on and off Carbon absorber, bed-type
at a high frequency as this will cause increased oil carryover. An activated carbon absorber, bed-type filled with carbon
granulates.
Filters with an active carbon element are not sufficient for the
Water separator protection of nitrogen membrane modules.
A water separator is recommended when it is unsure whether
liquid water can be carried over. The downstream coalescing Dust filter
filters are not designed to remove bulk water. In case that Because a carbon bed can cause dust, particulate filtration
pipework between air receiver - dryer is short and pipework is needed. Dependent of the dust carry-over of the bed, one
is indoors a water separator can be void. fine filter, or coarse and fine filter are needed, whichever is
appropriate to meet the requirements.
Refrigerant dryer General
All filters should be sized correctly for the application.
A refrigerant dryer is sufficient to lower the dew point to an
acceptable level. When a nitrogen or oxygen enriched-air system
Maintenance and filter element change must be carried out
is located in an environment where the temperature cannot
following the applicable instructions and in line with the
drop below 8°C a refrigerant dryer that creates a dew point of 3°C
application.
is sufficient. Should the feed-air temperature drop below 8°C,
another drying method is required, for example an adsorption
dryer. The refrigerant dryer should be sized correctly and should
be equipped with sufficient condensate removal.
Depending on the system requirements Parker has a wide range
of compressed air pre-filtration products to select from.
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