pescador775
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Interesting story. Many moons ago, I was handloading a Hodgdon smokeless powder and the result gave a really stiff kick. Later, discovered that Hodgdon had not actually tested the powder. Apparently, they had copied, line for line, the velocities and pressures of a similar Winchester powder. Geez.
Condensators are interesting gadgets. Apparently, without some necessary mechanicals, the air inside can become super saturated. Theory suggests that pressure alone should wring out enough water to produce 100% saturation; in other words to wring out the maximum moisture in the form of condensate. Yet, testing a simple canister at high pressure always results in water being expelled from the output. Some water does not condense out into the bottom of the can but blows through the plumbing. The mechanical details such as micronic filter or jet tube are there for a reason. Those things really work. The condensators which are used on my portables are military surplus designed in the 50's. (Mine are factory dated in the mid 60's). Yet, I found that one of these canisters is more efficient than an array of similar Bauer condensators manufactured in the 1970's. I ran an air line from the surplus condensator (no filter) directly into a Scuba tank. Afterwards, the air was dumped from the cylinder and quickly inspected cold. Internal inspection revealed no visible moisture. That could not be duplicated with the Bauer system, not even with an interseparator and two stock Bauer condensators on the HP side. (Both systems used back pressure valves set to 2000 psi). The Bauer left some condensation in the Scuba tank. Since then, I added a large hybrid filter/condenser to the Bauer compressor, eg as an addition not a substitute.
Condensators are interesting gadgets. Apparently, without some necessary mechanicals, the air inside can become super saturated. Theory suggests that pressure alone should wring out enough water to produce 100% saturation; in other words to wring out the maximum moisture in the form of condensate. Yet, testing a simple canister at high pressure always results in water being expelled from the output. Some water does not condense out into the bottom of the can but blows through the plumbing. The mechanical details such as micronic filter or jet tube are there for a reason. Those things really work. The condensators which are used on my portables are military surplus designed in the 50's. (Mine are factory dated in the mid 60's). Yet, I found that one of these canisters is more efficient than an array of similar Bauer condensators manufactured in the 1970's. I ran an air line from the surplus condensator (no filter) directly into a Scuba tank. Afterwards, the air was dumped from the cylinder and quickly inspected cold. Internal inspection revealed no visible moisture. That could not be duplicated with the Bauer system, not even with an interseparator and two stock Bauer condensators on the HP side. (Both systems used back pressure valves set to 2000 psi). The Bauer left some condensation in the Scuba tank. Since then, I added a large hybrid filter/condenser to the Bauer compressor, eg as an addition not a substitute.
