Tag: Oil-Injected Screw Compressors

Principles of Oil–Air Separator Operation and Key Selection Criteria

This introductory article explains, in clear and practical language, how the oil–air separator in an oil-injected screw compressor works, what oil carryover and pressure drop mean in real operation and which key technical points you should consider when selecting and maintaining a separator to protect equipment and improve compressed air quality.

Seprators

Compressed air is one of the most critical energy sources in modern industry. It is consumed across factories just like electricity and water, and it plays an essential infrastructure role in production lines, pneumatic tools, control systems, packaging units, automation lines, and various industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, automotive, and thousands of other applications.