摘要 |
An oil-flooded compressor (12) system includes a condensate control system which monitors air saturation temperature and system temperature, and opens a valve (32) in an oil cooler by-pass (30) when the system temperature is less than saturation temperature. By-passing the oil cooler (20) raises the system temperature until it is above saturation temperature or until it reaches a predetermined maximum. Saturation temperature is computed electronically from signals received from a system pressure transducer (44), a relative humidity transducer (52) and an ambient temperature transducer (50). |