Why do compressed air booster pumps need to be equipped with air storage tanks based on the actual situation at the customer's site?

The main function of a compressed air booster pump is to provide secondary boosting when the compressed air pressure is insufficient. It is often used in factories where the local air pressure is low, and there is no need to modify the gas pipeline or purchase a high-pressure air compressor. It has multiple advantages such as affordability, explosion-proof, and low noise. Below, the editor will provide a brief introduction on when a compressed air booster pump needs to be equipped with an air storage tank and how to do so.

If the compressed air pressure in the factory is insufficient, a compressed air booster pump is usually installed, which is simple, practical, and efficient. But how to configure the air storage tank of the compressed air booster pump? This depends on the usage of compressed air on site, which is generally divided into instantaneous air consumption, persistent air consumption, and one stream at a time.

Instantaneous gas consumption: This is usually used in fields such as valve switches and air cannons. The characteristics are long pressurization and storage time, and high instantaneous consumption. At this time, the compressed air in the tank equipped with the compressed air booster pump should reach the instantaneous consumption required by the equipment. The tank equipped is generally not too small, and the size of the air storage tank can be selected according to the instantaneous consumption of the equipment.

Persistent gas consumption: This situation is more common in gas purging. In this case, the equipment requires a continuous and stable air pressure output from the gas source. The selection is mostly based on the flow rate of the air booster pump. The larger the flow rate of the air booster pump, the larger the air storage tank should be. The smaller the flow rate, the smaller the corresponding air storage tank.

One by one gas consumption: This is commonly used with cylinders, pneumatic valves, etc. In this case, the equipment mostly uses compressed air, and the consumption is below the limit. This situation depends on the consumption of compressed air by the equipment. If it is small, a gas storage tank can be omitted, while if it is large, a small gas storage tank can be equipped.

In short, the on-site situation of the customer is constantly changing. If you really cannot grasp it well, you can consult the sales engineer of Feentor  and ask the sales engineer to help recommend it.