Pressure vessels and air receivers 3000 l

3000 l

Pressure vessels and air receivers of 3000 l: 12 vessels and 2 fittings kits in the largest volume made for standard, fully equipped, vacuum and stainless steel vessels. No larger volume is made in a horizontal design.

A 3000-litre vessel serves as the central air receiver of a compressor station with several screw compressors, or in operations with large peaks in demand, such as blasting. Smaller volumes and the other types of vessel are shown in our overview of pressure vessels and air receivers.

All 3000 l vessels and their kits

The table lists all products with a volume of 3000 l; you will find the dimensions and weights for transport and installation on the product pages.

For the finish, you choose one of the options. The kits KVP3000-12 and KVG3000-12 belong to the 12-bar vertical vessel. The only white vessel is the oxygen vessel; the other painted ones have blue RAL 5015 paint.

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Where to install a 3000 l vessel

Large vessels travel lying flat on a pallet and are stood upright on site with a crane or a forklift. Allow for wide doorways and leave space above a vertical vessel: the fittings are mounted on the top end, and the operator must be able to reach them.

The floor must carry the weight concentrated on the foot plates. Vibration dampers belong under the foot plates, and the vessel is not anchored rigidly. Lift a horizontal vessel by its feet only, and never lift any vessel by its connections.

Air receiver for 12 or 16 bar

A 12-bar vessel belongs with compressors that cut out at no more than 11 bar; a compressor rated at 13 or 15 bar needs a 16-bar vessel. Both the vertical and the horizontal 16-bar vessel have the same dimensions as the 12-bar ones, so they fit into the same space.

The standard and fully equipped vessels are designed for −10 to +50 °C. Outdoors or in an unheated hall, the vessels rated down to −20 °C will cope, just like the 32- and 42-bar high-pressure vessels, and they can also hold nitrogen, argon, helium, oil and oxygen.

The largest fully equipped vessel and fittings kits

The fully equipped vessel VVP2-3000-12A arrives with ball valves, a condensate drain valve, a pressure gauge and a 10.5 bar safety valve already mounted, and with the TÜV certification of the pressure assembly. All that remains on site is to connect the inlet, the air network and the condensate drain line.

For the stand-alone 12-bar vertical vessel, there are the kits KVP3000-12 for the painted and KVG3000-12 for the galvanised version, both with the same parts. Mount the kit only once the vessel is standing in place. The kits and the fully equipped vessel belong with compressors that cut out at no more than 10 bar.

Vacuum, stainless steel, oxygen and inspections

The vacuum vessel VVP3000-V is the largest in its series and is for vacuum down to −1 bar only. The stainless steel vessel in AISI304 or AISI316L steel is for compressed air, nitrogen and air with water, and the oxygen vessel has the ALM coating inside.

The vessels for positive pressure are manufactured to Directive 2014/68/EU (PED), the vacuum vessel to the EN 286-1 standard. Inspection intervals are set by national regulations; the operator’s obligations in the Czech Republic are summarised in our article on pressure vessels and the law.

Where next from 3000 l

The smaller and the next larger volume, and pages where 3000 l vessels appear among other sizes of the same type.

Is the 3000 l air receiver the largest?

For standard, fully equipped, vacuum and stainless steel vessels, yes. Larger volumes are made only as vertical vessels rated down to −20 °C, high-pressure vessels and oxygen vessels.

How do I transport and install a 3000 l vessel?

It travels lying flat on a pallet, and on site it is stood upright with a crane or a forklift. Vibration dampers belong under the foot plates, and the vessel is not anchored rigidly.

Can a 3000 l vessel be bought with fittings?

Yes, as the fully equipped vessel VVP2-3000-12A, painted or galvanised. For the stand-alone 12-bar vertical vessel, there is the kit KVP3000-12 or KVG3000-12.

How many 3000 l vessels are horizontal?

Two standard horizontal vessels: the 12-bar one painted, galvanised or ALM-coated, and the 16-bar one painted only.

Are you planning a compressor station with a large vessel? Send us the output of the compressors and the dimensions of the room, and we will advise you on the size, the version and the installation.