Pressure vessels and air receivers for 16 bar
Pressure vessels and air receivers for a working pressure of 16 bar for compressors that cut out above 10 bar — 19 vessels from 270 to 10000 litres. The vertical ones come painted and hot-dip galvanised, most of them also with the ALM internal coating; the horizontal ones are painted.
A 16-bar pressure vessel has thicker walls than a vessel of the same size for 11 or 12 bar. It belongs with compressors with a higher working pressure, for example on long air networks with a large pressure drop or for machines that need more than 10 bar. You will find vessels for lower pressures and further volumes in our main category of air receivers and pressure vessels.
All 19 vessels for 16 bar
The table shows the design, finish and medium of each vessel and the category where you will find it. The dimensions and connections are on the vessel’s product page.
| Pressure vessels for 16 bar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel or kit | Design | Finish | Working pressure | Medium | Category |
| Horizontal pressure vessel 270 l - 16 bar | horizontal with feet | paint | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 100 to 720 l |
| Vertical pressure vessel 270 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 100 to 720 l |
| Horizontal pressure vessel 500 l - 16 bar | horizontal with feet | paint | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 100 to 720 l |
| Vertical pressure vessel 500 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 100 to 720 l |
| Horizontal pressure vessel 1000 l - 16 bar | horizontal with feet | paint | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 1000 to 3000 l |
| Vertical pressure vessel 1000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 1000 to 3000 l |
| Vertical low-temperature pressure vessel for fluids 1000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air, oil, nitrogen, oxygen, argon or helium | Vessels down to −20 °C and for group 1 fluids |
| Vertical pressure vessel 1500 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint or hot-dip zinc | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 1000 to 3000 l |
| Vertical low-temperature pressure vessel for fluids 1500 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air, oil, nitrogen, oxygen, argon or helium | Vessels down to −20 °C and for group 1 fluids |
| Horizontal pressure vessel 2000 l - 16 bar | horizontal with feet | paint | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 1000 to 3000 l |
| Vertical pressure vessel 2000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 1000 to 3000 l |
| Vertical low-temperature pressure vessel for fluids 2000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air, oil, nitrogen, oxygen, argon or helium | Vessels down to −20 °C and for group 1 fluids |
| Horizontal pressure vessel 3000 l - 16 bar | horizontal with feet | paint | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 1000 to 3000 l |
| Vertical pressure vessel 3000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air | Vessels from 1000 to 3000 l |
| Vertical low-temperature pressure vessel for fluids 3000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air, oil, nitrogen, oxygen, argon or helium | Vessels down to −20 °C and for group 1 fluids |
| Vertical low-temperature pressure vessel for fluids 4000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air, oil, nitrogen, oxygen, argon or helium | Vessels down to −20 °C and for group 1 fluids |
| Vertical low-temperature pressure vessel for fluids 5000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint, hot-dip zinc or ALM | 16 bar | air, oil, nitrogen, oxygen, argon or helium | Vessels down to −20 °C and for group 1 fluids |
| Vertical low-temperature pressure vessel for fluids 6000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint or hot-dip zinc | 16 bar | air, oil, nitrogen, oxygen, argon or helium | Vessels down to −20 °C and for group 1 fluids |
| Vertical low-temperature pressure vessel for fluids 10000 l - 16 bar | vertical | paint or hot-dip zinc | 16 bar | air, oil, nitrogen, oxygen, argon or helium | Vessels down to −20 °C and for group 1 fluids |
The 1500 l size for 16 bar is not made in a horizontal design.
#showmore#
16 bar pressure vessel: which compressor it suits
The pressure on the vessel’s data plate must always be at least as high as the maximum pressure the compressor delivers into it. Vessels for 11 or 12 bar suit compressors up to 10 bar, while a compressor that cuts out higher needs a 16-bar vessel. For volumes from 1000 l, a compressor that cuts out at no more than 11 bar can also make do with a 12-bar vessel.
Choose a safety valve set above the compressor’s cut-out pressure and no higher than 16 bar, with a flow capacity at least as large as the amount of air the compressor delivers. Choose a pressure gauge with a range above the vessel’s working pressure. There are no ready-made fittings kits or fully equipped vessels for 16 bar: their safety valve opens at 10.5 bar, and with a higher-pressure compressor it would blow off every time the compressor pumps up to pressure.
Vertical or horizontal, and which finish
The vertical 16-bar vessels have volumes from 270 to 10000 l, the horizontal ones 270, 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 l. A vertical vessel saves floor space, while a horizontal one suits places where height is lacking. How large a vessel to choose based on the compressor output and air demand is shown in our advice centre on choosing a pressure vessel.
All 16-bar vessels are made painted in blue RAL 5015, with bare steel inside, for dry, heated rooms. The vertical ones are also made hot-dip galvanised inside and out for damp conditions, and most of them with the ALM internal coating for contact with food as well.
Outdoors, in frost and for other gases
Eight of the 16-bar vessels are among the vessels rated down to −20 °C. They have volumes from 1000 to 10000 l, withstand frost as well as air or gas at up to +80 °C and can stand outdoors or in an unheated hall. They are also intended for group 1 fluids except hydrogen, so besides air and nitrogen they can hold argon, helium, oil and even oxygen. With oxygen, the fittings, seals and lubricants must also be designed for oxygen.
Standard vessels from 1000 to 3000 l are designed for −10 to +50 °C. Air from a compressor without an aftercooler tends to be hotter, so install the vessel downstream of a cooler.
Where next: lower and higher pressures
Vessels for 11 and 12 bar for compressors with a lower cut-out pressure, high-pressure vessels for pressures above 16 bar, and pages where 16-bar vessels appear together with others.
| Related pages | ||
|---|---|---|
| Page | What you will find | Items |
| Pressure vessels for 11 bar | for compressors up to 10 bar, from 5 to 3000 l | 50 |
| Pressure vessels for 12 bar | large vessels up to 10000 l, including fully equipped and oxygen vessels | 29 |
| High-pressure vessels for 32 and 42 bar | for pressures above 16 bar, vertical, 100 to 5000 l | — |
| Pressure vessels 270 l | the smallest volume for 16 bar, also a vacuum vessel and high-pressure vessels | 12 |
| Pressure vessels 3000 l | vertical and horizontal from vacuum to 42 bar, also a stainless steel one | 14 |
| Galvanised vessels | hot-dip galvanised vessels from 100 to 10000 l for damp conditions | 78 |
| Vessels with ALM coating | for contact with food, 270 to 10000 l | 38 |
| Vertical pressure vessels | vertical vessels from 24 to 10000 l for all pressures | 89 |
Ventilek’s tip
The safety valve is set according to the vessel’s data plate. What counts is the maximum allowable pressure on the data plate, 16 bar for these vessels, not the pressure at which the compressor cuts out.
- When do I need a 16-bar pressure vessel?
- When the compressor cuts out above 10 bar, or above 11 bar for volumes from 1000 l. The vessel must always withstand the maximum pressure the compressor delivers into it.
- Is there a ready-made fittings kit for a 16-bar vessel?
- No. Both the kits and the fully equipped vessels have a safety valve set to 10.5 bar for compressors up to 10 bar. The safety valve, pressure gauge and shut-off valves for 16 bar are chosen separately.
- Are 16-bar vessels also galvanised?
- The vertical ones, yes, all of them. The horizontal 16-bar vessels are made in a painted version only.
- Which directive are the 16-bar vessels manufactured to?
- The 270 and 500 l vessels to the SPVD Directive 2014/29/EU on simple pressure vessels. From 1000 l, the product of pressure and volume exceeds the limit of this directive, so the large vessels comply with the PED 2014/68/EU. Inspection intervals are set by national regulations; an overview for the Czech Republic is in our article on pressure vessel inspections.
Before you order a vessel, check on the compressor’s data plate what pressure it cuts out at. You can choose a compressor to go with the vessel in our overview of air compressors.
.jpg)
