Aircel provides a full line of mist eliminators to effectively remove oil, solids and water from your compressed air system. In addition, this technology can serve as an efficient prefilter and contaminant separator for refrigerated and desiccant compressed air dryers.  By reducing the liquid loading potential and preventing liquid slugs from reaching the dryer, it will extend the life of your refrigerated dryers heat exchanger or the life of desiccant in regenerative dryers.

The Aircel Mist Eliminator features an element with patent pending urethane threaded end. This unique design requires no internal loose parts and no internal housing center core. This provides easy, hassle-free element changeout and reduces the overall initial unit shipping weight, saving on freight costs. The element is designed with optimum pleat spacing and fin depth to provide unsurpassed low differential pressure, dirt holding capacity, and efficiency. Filtration efficiency and permeability are based on independent laboratory testing by Interbasic Resources, Inc.

Element Features
• High efficiency pleated construction.
• High efficiency needled polyester outer layer particulate removal.
• Two stage borosilicate glass coalescing media.
• Unique threaded element "design" (patent pending) requires no internal loose parts and no internal housing center core.
• The filter element will collect particles greater than 1 micron with 99.5% efficiency. Particles 0.5 micron in size will be filtered at an efficiency of 99.3%.

Features

• Low pressure differential ?P 0.5 - 1.0 psi @ rated capacity under typical conditions.
• Long service life.
• Pressure vessel ASME U Stamped standard National Board Registered.
• CRN available upon request.
• Low pressure drop, maximum filter area and dirt capacity.
• Hinged flange and lift lug standard on closure flanges.
• Service access without breaking connections.
• Rugged enameled steel.
• Connections sizes from 2 to 10-inch ANSI flange.
• Installed differential pressure gauge.
• White enamel interior coating.

Optional Features

If you have questions call our customer service toll-free: 866-650-1937 for additional pricing and options information.

• Zero air-loss drain valve.

Energy Savings

For every 8 psi pressure drop, compressor horsepower efficiency will be reduced by 4%. Therefore, the annual energy cost to run a typical 100 hp compressor with 85% efficiency compressor/motor can be figured as follows:

• Conventional Filter: $0.07/kW-hr x 8760 hours x 103.3 kW x 4% = $2533.74
• Mist Eliminator: $0.07/kW-hr x 8760 hours x 103.3 kW x 0.5% = $316.72 (1 psi pressure drop = 0.5% compressor HP reduced)
• Thats a savings of $2217.02 per year

Recommended Installation

Locating a mist eliminator downstream from the compressor effectively lengthens the maintenance cycle on all
elements, significantly reducing costs of system maintenance.

Capacity Correction Factors

The published standard capacities for compressed air mist eliminators are based on 100 psig inlet pressure and 100°F inlet temperature. When these conditions vary, a given mist eliminator will be able to filter either more or less compressed air than its standard capacity.

There are two ways in which this information can be used. The first is to start with a specific mist eliminator size and recalculate its capacity based on the known operating conditions using the correction factors given below. The other, with a given set of operating conditions, is to select the proper mist eliminator size based on applying the correction factors to the flow rate. Examples based on applying the correction factors are shown below.

Capacity correction factors for differing system air pressure

Capacity correction factors for differing system air temperature

To Size the Mist Eliminator Capacity for Actual Conditions

Adjusted Capacity = scfm x C1 x C2

To calculate the capacity of a given mist eliminator based on non-standard operating conditions, multiply the standard capacity by the appropriate correction factor.

EXAMPLE:
Mist Eliminator Model: MIS-1000
Standard Capacity: 1000 scfm
Actual Operating Conditions: 80 psig inlet pressure: C1 = 0.83
120°F inlet temperature: C2 = 0.94
Adjusted Capacity = 1000 scfm x 0.83 x 0.94 = 780 scfm

To Select the Mist Eliminator for Actual Conditions

Adjusted Capacity = scfm/C1/C2

To choose a mist eliminator based on a given flow at non-standard operating conditions, divide the given flow by the appropriate correction factors.

EXAMPLE:
Given Flow: 1000 scfm
Actual Operating Conditions: 80 psig inlet pressure: C1 = 0.83
120°F inlet temperature: C2 = 0.94
Adjusted Capacity = 1000 scfm / 0.83 / 0.94 = 1282 scfm
Adjusted Mist Eliminator Model Size: MIS-1500