Patent ID: 9561464
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B01D

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a compressor operatively connected to and downstream of a forced induction device to receive compressed air therefrom, the compressor being configured to further compress the received compressed air from the forced induction device and to discharge further compressed air; and a compressed air drying device operatively connected to and downstream of the compressor, the compressed air drying device comprises: wherein, in a load operation, the compressed air drying device dries the further compressed air introduced through the inlet and discharges the dry compressed air through the outlet, wherein, in an unload operation, the compressed air drying device drains the oil and water through the drain port, and wherein the compressed air drying device further includes an inlet opening/closing device that opens the inlet in the load operation and that closes the inlet in the unload operation to prevent the introduction of the further compressed air from the compressor into the compressed air drying device in the unload operation.