Air Booster Design:
Hycomp oil free air boosters utilize a crosshead guide cylinder and distance piece design, similar to our air compressor, to separate the oil lubricated power end from the oil free air compression end. A plenum chamber beneath the compression cylinder maintains pressure beneath the compression pistons, allowing for full load reversal on the bearings in the bottom end.
Click here for the Hycomp Air Booster Brochure (PDF)
Click here for an explination of flow measures such as: CFM, SCFM & ACFM
Click here for an example of the Hycomp air booster principle.
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Compressed Air Best Practices Magazine
“Hycomp: Oil-free Booster Compressors Aid Pharmaceutical Packaging“
In the realm of pharmaceutical production and packaging, the two most important factors with compressed air are reliability and quality. In pharmaceutical plants, our customers have emphasized this reoccurring theme over and over to paint the clear picture that reliable and high-quality air are king.
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has very stringent production process regulations, put in place to…
