Main components
1
Electric motor
2
Belt drive
3
Air end
4
Air filter
5
Intake valve
6
Air-Oil separation tank
7
Safety valve
8
Air-Oil separator
9
Throttle valve
10
Non-return valve
2.4
Functional description (see Fig. 2.3)
Air flow:
Air drawn through Air filter (4) and open Intake valve (5) into compressor Air-end (3) is com-
pressed. Compressed air and oil flow into Air-Oil separation tank (6). The air is discharged via Min.
Pressure valve (11) through Heat-exchanger (13) towards the Air Outlet Valve (20).
Oil flow:
Air pressure forces oil from the air-oil separation tank (6) through the heat-exchanger (14)
and the oil filter (16) to the compressor air-end (3) and the lubrication points. In the air-oil
separation tank (6), most of the oil is removed centrifugally; the rest is removed by the
air-oil separator (8).
The oil system is fitted with a thermostatic valve (15). When the oil temperature is below
the set-point of the thermostatic valve, the thermostatic valve shuts off the oil supply
from oil heat-exchanger (14). The thermostatic valve starts opening the supply from heat-
exchanger (14) when the oil temperature exceeds the valve's setting. The setting of the
thermostatic valve depends on the model. See table Technical Data.
Cooling system:
The cooling system comprises a combined air section (13) and an oil section (14) heat-
exchanger. A cooling fan, mounted directly on the motor shaft, generates the cooling air
in order to cool the heat-exchanger.
10
11
Min. Pressure valve
12
Non-return valve
13
Heat-exchanger, Air section
14
Heat-exchanger, Oil section
15
Thermostatic valve
16
Oil filter
17
Drain valve
18
Oil filling plug
19
Oil level sight glass
20
Air outlet valve
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