378 Trees equal 1 BEKOMAT condensate drain
Minimise compressed air losses, improve environmental performance
The Climate Protection Programme 2030 obliges industry to reduce its emissions by about half (compared to 1990) by this year. Companies therefore maintain environmental management systems and are keen to continuously improve their environmental performance. One lever for such improvements is minimising compressed air losses in production.
Targeting the condensate drain in the search for the leak
In compressed air systems, condensate drainage is often the cause of compressed air losses. Time-controlled condensate drains with solenoid valves open independently of varying condensate accumulation, so that expensively generated compressed air escapes into the environment during partial load or stand-by phases. Float traps are also not an optimal solution because their valves leak due to dirt build-up.
BEKOMAT condensate drain
To avoid such compressed air losses, a condensate drain with electronic level control is recommended. The BEKOMAT condensate drain discharges the condensate without loss of compressed air. This is made possible by the integrated capacitive sensor, the intelligent electronics for quantity-adapted discharge and the proven pilot control of the solenoid valve.
A calculation example: The BEKOMAT performs as well as 378 trees.
A leakage volume flow of only 3 litres of compressed air per second causes an energy loss of 9461 kWh per year, which corresponds to electricity costs of over 1,500 euros. The payback period for a BEKOMAT condensate drain is therefore typically less than six months.
If the wasted energy had not been generated in the first place, the climate would have been spared 4.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions. It takes 378 trees to bind such an amount of carbon dioxide - that's almost a small forest!
