Pressure vessels and air receivers 2000 l

2000 l

A 2000 l air receiver can be chosen from 12 pressure vessels, with 2 fittings kits to go with them. Apart from the vacuum vessel for vacuum down to −1 bar, all of them are for positive pressure from 11 to 42 bar, two of them horizontal.

The standard 12-bar vertical vessel has twice the volume of the 1000-litre one and is only slightly taller. A 2000-litre vessel is suitable as the main air receiver in production with a larger screw compressor or with several compressors on a shared air network. You will find the other volumes in our range of pressure vessels and air receivers.

2000 l air receivers in one table

Each row of the table corresponds to one product page, where you will also find the dimensions and weight of the vessel.

Both horizontal vessels are standard air receivers: the 12-bar one painted, galvanised or ALM-coated, the 16-bar one painted only. All the other 2000 l vessels are vertical.

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2000 l air receiver for a compressor station

A shared vessel combines the output of several compressors and gives their control system time to respond to changes in demand. The compressors start less often, and the pressure in the air network stays steady even when several consumers draw air at once.

Choose the pressure to suit the compressors: the five 12-bar vessels are for compressors that cut out at no more than 11 bar, and the three 16-bar vessels for compressors rated at 13 or 15 bar. How to work out the required volume from the compressor output and the air demand is shown in our advice centre on choosing an air receiver.

Same volume, different shape

The 12-bar vertical vessels (standard, rated down to −20 °C and fully equipped), as well as the vacuum, stainless steel, oxygen and 42-bar high-pressure vessels, all have the same diameter. The 16-bar vessels, standard and rated down to −20 °C, and the 32-bar high-pressure vessel are slimmer and taller: they take up less floor space but need a taller room.

The horizontal vessels suit a low compressor room. The 16-bar horizontal vessel is slimmer and longer than the 12-bar one, which, in turn, is also made galvanised and with the ALM coating.

Paint, zinc or ALM coating

The blue RAL 5015 powder coating protects the vessel on the outside, while the inside remains bare steel, and that is enough for a dry, heated compressor room. Damp conditions call for a galvanised vessel: the zinc protects it inside and out, so condensate cannot corrode it. Where the air comes into contact with food, choose the ALM internal epoxy coating.

All three finishes are offered on the standard vertical vessels for 12 and 16 bar, the 12-bar horizontal vessel and both vessels rated down to −20 °C. The fully equipped and high-pressure vessels are painted or galvanised, and the vacuum vessel is painted only.

Fittings, vacuum and inspections

For the 12-bar vertical vessel, there are the kits KVP2000-12 and KVG2000-12, with the same parts and a 10.5 bar safety valve with a flow capacity of 1024 Nm³/h. The fully equipped vessel VVP2-2000-12A has these fittings already mounted and arrives with the TÜV certification of the pressure assembly. Both belong with compressors up to 10 bar.

The vacuum vessel VVP2000-V is for vacuum down to −1 bar only and is made to the EN 286-1 standard, the others to the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). How often a vessel is inspected is set by national regulations according to its volume and pressure; for more details, see our article on pressure vessel inspections.

Other sizes and versions

The next smaller and larger volumes, and overviews in which you will find 2000 l vessels by finish, pressure or standard.

Which 2000 l air receiver belongs in a damp compressor room?

A galvanised one; the zinc protects the steel inside and out. A painted one is enough for a dry compressor room, and for contact with food there is the version with the ALM coating.

Why are some 2000 l vessels taller?

The 16-bar vessels and the 32-bar high-pressure vessel have a smaller diameter, so they are slimmer and taller. For the same reason, the 16-bar horizontal vessel is longer.

Can the 2000 l vacuum vessel also be used for compressed air?

No, it is designed for vacuum down to −1 bar only. For compressed air, choose a standard air receiver of the same volume.

Can 2000 l vessels withstand frost?

The standard, fully equipped and vacuum vessels are designed for temperatures no lower than −10 °C. The vessels rated down to −20 °C, the high-pressure vessels and the oxygen vessel withstand −20 °C, and the stainless steel vessel as low as −55 °C.

Do you have several compressors or are you planning to expand? Send us their output and pressure, and we will advise you on the size of the vessel and how to connect it.