How can a make my own low cost after cooler?
by hue
(rpch min)
Hello Hue:
Nice to hear from you.
The lowest cost aftercooler is to have the compressor tank located as far from the compressor as possible. As the compressed air flows from the compressor over the longer pipe to the tank, natural cooling takes place.
Or, plumb the line from the compressor through a water bath. Of course, you'll need a water trap where the line exits the bath as their will be a lot of water coming along with the air.
You may need to run water through the batch continuously, as the flow of compressed air through the pipe will tend to warm the water very quickly, and warm water won't be effective in cooling the compressed air to force condensation of the water vapor load.
Cheers,
Bill
