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Section 6:
Operation
Figure 6.4: Stage 1: Left Tower Purging, Right Tower Drying
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After an initial 40 second delay, the left solenoid valve opens allowing the left exhaust shuttle valve to open. Air rushes from the
left tower out the silencer as it depressurises. For 120 seconds, a bleed of dry air from the outlet of the on-stream (right) tower
is directed through the left purge orifice and down through the left tower to regenerate the off stream (left) desiccant bed.