Calculation method of equipment gas consumption

Equipment gas consumption calculation method and granklin air compressor selection guide

in industrial production, reasonable calculation of equipment gas consumption is a key step in selecting air compressors and optimizing energy consumption. The following is a concise gas consumption calculation method and selection recommendations to help enterprises efficiently match equipment needs.

Three-step method for calculating 1. gas consumption

1. list of statistical equipment
   list all equipment that uses compressed air (such as welding machines, spraying tools, pneumatic valves, etc.) and record rated air consumption(Usually marked in the equipment manual, the unit is cubic meters/minute or liters/minute).

2. Assessing Concurrent Usage
   consider the overlap of equipment operation in actual production. For example, if there are 5 welding machines in the workshop, but only 3 machines work at the same time on a daily basis, the calculation should be based on the sum of the air consumption of the 3 machines.

3. Reserved safety margin
   there may be air leakage in the compressed air pipeline (about 5%-10%), and space is required for future capacity expansion. It is recommended to multiply the total gas consumption 1.1-1.2 times as the final demand value.

Adaptation Advantages of 2. Granklin Air Compressor
granklin water-lubricated single-screw air compressor can accurately match the calculated gas demand with stable gas supply characteristics:

• efficient output the structure of single screw and star wheel ensures constant airflow pressure and avoids the decrease of equipment efficiency caused by pressure fluctuation;
• low loss design water lubrication technology to reduce mechanical friction, long-term operation can still maintain the rated air volume, reduce the risk of insufficient gas supply caused by equipment aging;
• energy saving adaptation: Select the corresponding power model according to the calculation results to avoid the energy waste of "big horse-drawn trolley" and help enterprises control operating costs.

3. practice recommendations

1. regularly check the pipeline tightness to reduce air leakage loss;
2. dynamically adjust the utilization rate of equipment in combination with the production rhythm to optimize the peak gas consumption;
3. the air compressor system with modular design is preferred to facilitate flexible expansion according to capacity changes in the future.

Granklin air compressor is based on scientific calculation, providing the whole process support from demand analysis to equipment selection, helping enterprises to realize the efficient, stable and economic supply of compressed air.