Regenerative Air Dryers
When compressed air must meet strict moisture requirements, standard refrigerated drying may not be enough. Excess moisture can cause corrosion, equipment failures, freezing in exposed piping, and contamination in moisture-sensitive processes. Regenerative desiccant air dryers provide the low pressure dew points needed to protect equipment and maintain reliable operation in demanding environments.
At Compresseurs Québec, we help industrial facilities select regenerative air dryers based on their air quality requirements, operating conditions, and energy efficiency goals. As an authorized Quincy distributor, we offer regenerative drying solutions from Quincy, along with Great Lakes Air equipment, to meet a range of industrial applications.
Choosing the Right Regenerative Air Dryer for Your System
Regenerative dryers use desiccant materials to remove water vapor from compressed air, typically achieving pressure dew points of -40°F (-40°C), with lower dew points available for certain applications.
Choosing the right system involves understanding:
- Pressure Dew Point Requirements: Determining the level of dryness required by your process, equipment, or operating environment.
- Heatless vs. Heated Regeneration: Heatless dryers use a portion of dried compressed air for regeneration, while heated systems use external heat to reduce purge air consumption.
- Airflow & Operating Conditions: Matching dryer capacity to system demand, inlet temperature, operating pressure, and ambient conditions.
- Energy & Operating Costs: Evaluating purge air losses, heating energy, maintenance requirements, and long-term operating efficiency.
Compresseurs Québec helps you evaluate dryer technologies as part of your complete compressed air system, ensuring moisture control, reliability, and efficiency work together.
Explore Our Regenerative Air Dryers
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GBS External Heated Blower Purge Dryers Compressed air enters the dryer and is directed to a tower by the inlet valves. It then proceeds up through the tower, gives up…
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GEH Series Externally Heated Dryers Compressed air enters the dryer and is directed to a tower by the inlet valves. It then proceeds up through the tower, gives up its…
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Compressed air enters the dryer and is directed to a tower by the inlet valves. It then proceeds up through the tower, gives up its moisture and then exits through…
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The Quincy QDBP Blower Purge Regenerative dryer removes moisture from compressed air using the Heated Ambient Pressure Swing Adsorption process. The QDBP uses just 1.75% of air flow for regeneration.…
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Quincy QDHP Heated Purge Regenerative Dryer The Quincy QDHP Heated Purge Regenerative Dryer is an industrial sized package which removes moisture from the air using Heat Assisted Pressure Swing Adsorption.…
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The Quincy QHD Heatless Purge Regenerative Desiccant Dryer is an industrial duty package that removes moisture from compressed air using the Pressure Swing Absorption process. Heatless dryers use 14% of…
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The Quincy QMOD Heatless Modular dryer is a state of the art, compact compressed air drer designed for tight spaces and stringent demands. It can be installed either vertically or…
