Patent ID: 11918954
Assignee: INGERSOLL-RAND INDUSTRIAL U.S., INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 19:
20. A method for circulating a cooling medium to condense moisture held in compressed air, the method comprising:
storing a cooling medium in a fluid state within an interior of a storage tank;
transferring a first portion of the cooling medium from the storage tank, via a first circulation pump, to a single cooling medium header;
transferring a second portion of the cooling medium from the storage tank, via a second circulation pump, to the single cooling medium header;
combining the first portion of the cooling medium and the second portion of the cooling medium within the single cooling medium header;
directing a third portion of the cooling medium from the single cooling medium header to a first dryer module and past a first stream of compressed air to condense at least a portion of moisture held in the first stream of compressed air;
directing the third portion of the cooling medium from the first dryer module to the storage tank following condensing at least a portion of moisture held in the first stream of compressed air;
directing a fourth portion of the cooling medium from the single cooling medium header to a second dryer module and past a second stream of compressed air to condense at least a portion of moisture held in the second stream of compressed air;
directing the fourth portion of the cooling medium from the second dryer module to the storage tank following condensing at least a portion of moisture held in the second stream of compressed air; and
mixing the third portion of the cooling medium and the fourth portion of the cooling medium within the interior of the storage tank.