COMPRESSOR INSTALLATION PROVIDED WITH A DRYING DEVICE

摘要

Compressor installation provided with a drying device (5) having a drying chamber (6) and a regeneration chamber (7) filled with a drying agent which can be regenerated. The compressor installation comprises a compressor element (2) and driving means (3) therefor. The outlet of this compressor element (2) is connected to the drying chamber (6) via a main pipe (24) and over a cooler (4), whereas a secondary pipe (37) extends as of the part of the main pipe (24) which is situated between the compressor element (2) and the cooler (4) to the inlet of the regeneration chamber (7), and a return pipe (39) extends as of the outlet of the latter back to the main pipe (24). This outlet is connected to the main pipe (24) again by means of the return pipe (39), either directly, upstream in relation to the cooler (4), or via a zone (32) of said cooler (4).