CLEARPOINT® V Series Activated Carbon Tower
(Rev. B)
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NOTE: All piping connections should be inspected prior to installation to ensure they have maintained their integrity
during shipping and locating the dryer.
First, make the initial connections as follows:
1.
Coalescing Pre-filter
2.
Inlet piping including an isolation valve
3.
Outlet piping including an isolation valve
4.
Particulate post-filter
Inlet air entering the carbon tower must pass be pretreated. Oil aerosols must not exist in high concentration above 0.01
mg/m
3
and, the compressed air should be pre dried with a relative humidity not exceeding 30%. Not following this
practice will lead to overloading the carbon tower, permanently reduce the capacity and rapid deterioration of the
activated carbon material.
It is required that the compressed air system before and after the carbon tower, be equipped with the following:
+
30% RH
or better
pre-dryer
; achieved with either a refrigeration or desiccant dryer
+
0.01 micron
filtration grade coalescing
pre-filter
with differential pressure gauge
+
1.0 micron
filtration grade particulate
post-filter
(differential gauge optional) and with a manual drain
Activated carbon dust traveling downstream of the carbon tower may cause contamination and/or accelerated wear to
other components and equipment. Therefore, a particulate post-filter should be used to prevent desiccant dust from
traveling downstream. Activated carbon is considered a nuisance dust and proper precautions should be taken during
handling (refer to applicable MSDS sheet).
5.
IMPORTANT!
Bypass piping is necessary. Only bubble tight valves should be used.
6.
Points of access should be provided upstream and downstream of the carbon tower for pressure and
temperature monitoring prior to finalizing the installation. These access points can also serve as
periodic monitoring of oil aerosol and oil vapor carryover, to determine whether the carbon tower is
performing optimally. We recommend using METPOINT® instrumentation to ensure accurate
measurements.
7.
All piping must be adequately supported and at least of equal size to the carbon tower connections.
Before any attempt is made to operate the carbon tower, the operator must thoroughly read and understand
this installation and operation manual.
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