Title of Invention	A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE OF HOT COMPRESSED AIR FOR PNEUMATIC AIR HANDLING DEVICES
Abstract	The present invention relates to an arrangement to reduce the discharge temperature of the compressed air and thereby reducing energy consumption for given volume of compressed air for given pressure. More particularly it elates to the system and method for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air through energy conservation.

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FORM 2 THE PATENTS ACT, 1970 (39 FO 1970) £ PATENT RULES, 2003 PROVISIONAL/COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (See section 10 and rule 13) 1. TITLE OF THE INVENTION : A System and Method for Reducing the Discharge Temperature and Thereby Cooling the Hot Compressed Air through energy conservation. 2. APPLICANT(S)a. Name : CTR Manufacturing Industries Ltd.b. Nationality : Indian Companyc. Address : E 1, Chikalthana,d. AURANGABAD-431210, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA 3. PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION : The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed. A System and Method for Reducing the Discharge Temperature and Thereby Cooling the Hot Compressed Air through energy conservation. Field of Invention: The present invention relates to an arrangement to reduce the discharge temperature of the compressed air and thereby reducing energy consumption for given volume of compressed air for given pressure. More particularly it relates to the system and method for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air through conservation. Prior Art: Compressed air from the compressor is very hot and contains of the moisture. Its temperature is about 140°C to 150°C. It may pose a fire hazard to down stream equipment connected to the hot air outlet of the compressor. Hence it becomes necessary to reduce the temperature of the hot compressed air for further application. Basically for this purpose aftercoolers are used. Aftercoolers are heat exchangers for cooling the discharge from the compressor. They use either air or water and are an effective means of removing moisture from compressed air. Aftercoolers control the amount of water vapor in a compressed air system by condension the water vapor into liquid form. In a distribution or process manufacturing system, liquid water can cause significant danger to the equipment that uses compressed air. An aftercooler is necessary to ensure the proper functioning of pneumatic or air handling devices that are part of process manufacturing systems. Aftercoolers can use either air cooled or water cooled mechanisms. An air cooled heat exchanger uses ambient air to cool hot compressed air. An air cooled heat exchanger use a motor-driven fan to force the ambient air over the cooler, removing the heat from the compressed air. Water cooled aftercoolers use water for removing heat from the hot compressed air. 2 In the aforementioned methods, separate equipment are required for air compressor, each consuming a finite amount of energy apart from supervision, maintenance and running costs. Above two methods require regular maintenance as well as regular checkup. Also separate electricity is required to run cooling fan and water pump to maintain the temperature of air and also equipments are very costly and the maintenance cost of these cooling fan and water pumps is very high. The aforementioned drawback of high cost and maintenance makes it necessary to provide an arrangement which will provide cost effective means for reducing the temperature of the hot compressed air. Objective of the Invention : The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an arrangement which removes all the drawbacks associated the prior art systems for cooling the hot compressed air. Another objective of the present invention is to provide the system and method for reducing the discharge temperature of the hot compressed air which is free from all deficiencies of the prior ail arrangements. Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide cost effective and efficient system and method for reducing the discharge temperature of the hot compressed air. Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide the system and method for reducing the discharge temperature of the hot compressed air which reduces the energy consumption for given volume of compressed air for given pressure. 3 Statement of the Invention : Accordingly to a achieve the aforementioned objective there is provided a system for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air, said system comprises : A water tank with inlet to intake cool water and an outlet to discharge hot water; A stainless steel pipe line being placed inside said water tank, said stainless steel; pipe is fitted above the base of the water tank at the certain height and is in continuous U shaped tubing fashion, one end of said steel pipe is connected to the high pressure head discharge pipe line of the compressor unit through flexible pipe to allow passage to the hot compressed air through it and other end is connected to air receiver tank; Wherein water tank is provided with continuous flow of the cool water, said cool water lowers down temperature of the hot compressed air inside the stainless steel pipe, condenses the moisture and simultaneously at the same time hot water generated during cooling of the hot compressed air is drained from and outlet of the water tank. Also there is provided a method of reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air Wk temperature of 140°C to air at ambient temperature of 45° to 50°C, said method compressing steps of : Providing continuous supply of cool water to the water tank through inlet; 4 Passing hot compressed air through the stainless steel pipe and thereby cooling the hot compressed air and condensing the moisture of hot air; Draining of the condensed moisture through drain valve via air receiver tank drain line, and discharge simultaneously the hot water generated during cooling of the hot compressed air through outlet of the water tank. Brief description of the Drawings: Figure 1 : Shows the system for reducing the discharge temperature of the hot compressed air in accordance to the present invention. Detailed description of the invention : The above, and the other objects, features and advantages of invention will become apparent from following description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Meaning of the reference numbers used in the figure are as follow : 1 : Water tank 2 : Stainless steel pipe 3 : Air receiver tank 4 : Compressor unit 5 : Pit for collection condensed moisture 6 : Inlet of water tank 5 7 : Outlet of water tank 8 : Base of the water tank 9 : High pressure discharge pipe line of the compressor unit 10 : High pressure stainless steel pipe 11 : Stainless steel pipe 12 : Inlet of the air receiver tank 13 : Drain line of the air receiver tank 14 : Drain valve 15 : Outlet of the air receiver tank 16 : Connector 17: Connector 18 : Connector Now referring to figure 1 system for reducing the discharge temperature of the hot compressed air in accordance to present invention is shown. It mainly consists of water tank (1), stainless steel pipe (2) and air receiver tank (3). The water tank (3) mainly consists of inlet (6) for allowing the entry of the cool water inside the tank and outlet (7) for allowing discharge of the hot water outside the water tank. The water tank is made up of bricks. It can be made by any other material as per need. Mostly water tank is situated under ground. All sides and base (8) of the water tank are made water proof. 6 The stainless steel pipe (2) is placed inside the water tank (1). It is situated above the base (8) at certain height in the tank (1). The steel pipe (2) is fitted in a water tank (1) in a continuous U shaped tubing fashion. This steel pipe (2) allows the passage of the hot compressed air from the compressor unit (4). The high pressure discharge pipe line (9) of the compressor unit (4) is connected to the stainless steel pipe (2) through flexible PVE pipe (10). The main purpose of providing flexible pipe is to absorb the vibration and avoid breakage of the stainless steel (2) during operation. The other end of the stainless steel pipe (2) is connected to air receiver tank (3). The air receiver tank (3) consists of an inlet (12) to connect the other free end of the stainless steel pipe (2) through a PVC pipe (11). It also consist of an outlet (15) for providing the fresh cool compressed air and drain line {13) for separating the condensed moisture of the hot compressed air using drain valve (14) in a pit (5). Working of the system: Firstly the water tank is provided with the continuous flow of the cool water through the inlet to reduce the discharge temperature of the hot compressed air which flows through the stainless steel pipe. Then the hot compressed air at the temperature of 140°C is allotted to pass through the stainless steel pipe. At the same time the hot water generated during cooling of the hot air using cool water is continuously drained out through the outlet of file water tank. Compressed air passes on its way to the air receiver tank through the stainless steel pipe, because of the water cooling the compressed air at the temperature of 45° to 50°C and condenses the moisture. This moisture passes on to the receiver tank and is drained either manually or by drain valve through the drain line. Hence the fresh and pure cooler air at the temperature of 450 to 50°C is available at the outlet of the air receiver tank. 7 Industrial Application : The system and method of the present invention is mainly applicable in pneumatic or air handling devices of the distribution or process manufacturing system. It is also applicable in refrigeration system and air conditioning systems. The present invention is not limited to the above described embodiments, and various alterations, modifications, and / or alternative applications of the invention may be possible, if desired without departing from the scope and sprit of the invention which can be read from the claims and the entire specification. All these possible alterations, modifications, and / or alternative applications of the invention are also intended to be within technical scope of the present invention. 8 We claim: 1. A system for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air, said system comprises : a water tank with inlet to intake cool water and an outlet to discharge hot water; a stainless steel pipe line being placed inside said water tank, said stainless steel; pipe is fitted above the base of the water tank at the certain height and is in continuous U shaped tubing fashion, one end of said steel pipe is connected to the high pressure head discharge pipe line of the compressor unit through flexible pipe to allow passage to the hot compressed air through it and other end is connected to air receiver tank; an air receiver tank with inlet to receive the cool compressed air from stainless steel pipe, drain line to collect the condensed moisture through drain valve and an outlet to provide fresh and pure air; wherein water tank is provided with continuous flow of the cool water, said cool water lowers down temperature of the hot compressed air inside the stainless steel pipe, condenses the moisture and simultaneously at the same time hot water generated during cooling of the hot compressed air is drained from and outlet of the water tank. 2. A system for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air as claimed in claim 1 wherein temperature of hot compressed air is 140°C. 3. A system for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air as claimed in claim 1 wherein temperature of compressed air received by air received tank is 450 to 50°C. 4. A system for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air as claimed in claim 1 wherein air receiver tank is provided with drain valve for draining of the condensed moisture from the air receiver tank and thereby to provide fresh and pure cool compressed air at the outlet of the air receiver tank. 9 5. A method of reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air at temperature of 140°C to air at ambient temperature of 450 to 50°C, said method comprising steps of: Providing continuous supply of cool water to the water tank through inlet; Passing hot compressed air through the stainless steel pipe and thereby cooling the hot compressed air and condensing the moisture of hot air; Draining of the condensed moisture through drain valve via air receiver tank drain line, and Discharge simultaneously the hot water generated during cooling of the hot compressed air through outlet of the water tank. 6. A system for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air such as hereinbefore described and illustrated with reference to accompanying drawing. 7. A method of reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air at temperature of 140°C to air at ambient temperature of 45° to 50°C such as hereinbefore described and illustrated with reference to accompanying drawing. Date of 10th August, 2007 10 ABSTRACT The present invention relates to an arrangement to reduce the discharge temperature of the compressed air and thereby reducing energy consumption for given volume of compressed air for given pressure. More particularly it elates to the system and method for reducing the discharge temperature and thereby cooling the hot compressed air through energy conservation. 11

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