American air dryer from Fendley
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FENDLEY INDUSTRIES the Peterlee, County Durham four-wheel-drive specialist, is selling a US-built compressed air dryer called Cyclo-Gard.
It is mounted on the chassis in a cooling air stream and connected beween the coinpressor and the first air tank.
Incoming air is directed tangentially around the inner circumference, setting up a cyclonic action.
Heat is dissipated through the external cooling fins which condenses any moisture present.
These droplets drain into a sump and are discharged by an automatic drain valve.
To prevent the valve freezing up in cold weather a 24V heater element is fitted.
The unit's pressure drop is 0.4 bar (6psi) and the service interval for cleaning is 320,000km.
Initially Cyclo-Gard will be imported from the US but will eventually be manufactured at Peterlee.