Specifications
Air system – continued:
Crank shaft shall be single piece forged steel construction, supported in the crank case by three
long-life roller bearings
The connecting rods shall be single piece design constructed of high strength aluminum alloy
Each connecting rod shall incorporate a roller bearing at the crank end and a needle bearing at the
pin end
Pistons shall be constructed of heavy duty aluminum alloy
Piston rings on the second and third stage are cast iron; first and fourth stage rings shall be high
strength polymide
Final stage shall incorporate a free floating, heavy duty aluminum alloy piston driven by a guide
piston and third stage discharge pressure
Cylinders shall be cast iron construction with deep cooling fins on the external surface. Cylinders
shall be arranged in a “W” configuration with each cylinder located directly in the cooling fan’s blast
Cylinders shall be removable from the crank case
Compressor’s flywheel shall be aluminum alloy with a multi-wing, high velocity cooling fan
An inter-stage cooler shall be provided after each stage of compression and an after cooler shall be
provided after the final stage of compression
Cooler assemblies shall be individually detachable from the compressor, located directly in the
cooling fan’s blast and made of stainless steel
The after cooler shall cool the air to within 18° F of ambient temperature
Cool-down cycle shall not be required prior to stopping the compressor
A separator shall be supplied after each stage of compression, excluding the first stage and a
coalescing separator shall be supplied after the final stage of compression
An automatic condensate drain (ACD) system shall be supplied for all of the separators
Adjustable drain timers shall be factory pre-set to drain the separators approximately every fifteen
(15) minutes for approximately six (6) seconds
ACD system shall unload the compressor on shut down for unloaded restart
Exhaust muffler shall be supplied
The condensate reservoir shall have a high liquid level indication system to provide system
shutdown and to alert the operator that the condensate reservoir is at capacity
Manually operated valves shall be supplied to override the automatic operation of the ACD system
Compressor shall be lubricated by a low pressure lubrication system incorporating a gear driven,
low pressure oil pump, easily replaceable oil filtration element and oil pressure regulator
Sight glass for checking the oil level shall be provided
Oil drain for the compressor shall be piped to the outside of the frame
Compressor shall be equipped with an inlet filler with replaceable particulate element
• Prime Mover and V-Belt Drive
Engine driven units shall be supplied with electric start, electronically actuated clutch and speed
control solenoid
Enclosure shall be provided for battery
H13-G unit shall have a 13 hp gasoline engine. Engine shall be a single cylinder, four cycle, air-
cooled with overhead valves
H13-D shall have a water cooled 18 hp diesel engine
Compressor and prime mover shall be mounted on a common base that is vibration isolated from
the system’s main frame
Power from the prime mover shall be transmitted to the compressor by a v-belt drive
Engine driven units shall be supplied with a sliding base
V-belt drive shall be guarded
Rotation arrows shall be affixed on the compressor










