Air receivers or pressure vessels

Eliminate some of the undesirable attributes of compressed air and that is why they are an integral part of compressor stations.

Air Receivers - A Great Companion

Air receivers can be a great companion to your air compressor and a great addition to your overall compressed air system. As an end to end provider, we ensure you can receive the total business solutions. This includes innovative products to help make your production efficient and reliable. Find out more about air receivers today.

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Your Partners in Compressed Air

As your partners in compressed air, we want to ensure you have the most suitable solution for your compressed air products. Get in touch with us about our innovative products, and we will assist.

We can help with finding the correct size for your air receiver. We provide total business solutions from our compressed air products to exceptional service options.

Pressure vessel (air receiver) for a compressor

ALUP pressure vessels available in sizes from 200 up to 5000 l with varnish coating or galvanised on both sides are suitable for all applications. Our air receivers help prevent pulsation of compressed air, stabilise pressure fluctuations in the distribution system, protect the compressor from frequent starts, cool down compressed air which leads to condensate separation

Suitable for All Compressed Air Applications

An air receiver is suitable for any application using compressed air. Functions of the air receiver include stabilising pressure peaks, providing a stable air flow, performing a preliminary separation and removal of condensate.
The storage function allows handling of high air consumption. Installing an air receiver can allow you to avoid unstable pressure peaks, and multiple start/stop of the compressor.

Air Receiver Benefits

There are many benefits to including an air receiver as part of your compressed air system. Main benefits include:

Pressure stabilisation
Storage
Pulsation reduction
Temperature reduction
Improvement of the life and reliability of your compressor

Types of Vessels

There are three different types of vessels; they are painted vessels, galvanised vessels and vitrified vessels. A painted vessel is commonly used when perfectly clean air is not an absolute prerequisite. Galvanisation vessels protect steel against corrosion. The Vitrified vessels are treated with vitreous enamel to make them water and steam resistant. Read more about the different types in our brochure.

Correct Sizing Benefits

When selecting the size of your air receiver, there is no one size fits all. Some applications require larger air tanks due to the compression process.

When the correct size is selected, you receive the following benefits:

Less waste during the unloading period
Overall smoother operation
Avoid mechanical stress on several components

Painted Standard Vessels

Capacity (L)	100	200	270	500	720	900	1000	1500	2000	3000	4000	5000
Pressure (bar)	11				10.8	11	12	11.5
Diameter Ø	370	446	500	600	750	800		1000		1200	1450
H tot (mm)	1172	1570	1668	2055	1860	2120	2315	2305	2805	2965	3070	3570
h (mm)	124	174	170	155	150	130	115	180		185	180
a	3/4"	1"				1" 1/2	2"			3"
b	3/4"	1"				1" 1/2	2"			3"
c	3/8"							3/4"
d	3/8"							3/8"
e	1/2"			2"				1" 1/4
f	1/2"			2"				1" 1/4
l (mm)	298	397	599	775	895	860	745	590	595	700	780
m (mm)	998	1222	1304	1560	1705	1780	1685	1860	2355	2410	2430	2930
Kit type included	1	2	3	4		6	7	B
Weight (kg)	37	51	62	127	180	200	204	278	352	537	802	923
Norms & standards	87/404/CE						97/23/CE (PED)

Zinc Standard Vessels

Capacity (L)	100	200	270	500	720	900	1000	1500	2000	3000	4000	5000
Pressure (bar)	11				10.8	11	11.5
Diameter Ø	370	430	500	600	790			1000		1200	1450
H tot (mm)	1229	1601	1685	2077	1863	2213	2345	2305	2805	2965	3070	3570
h (mm)	176	196	192	174	200			180		185	180
a	3/4"			1" 1/2		2"				3"
b	3/4"			1" 1/2		2"				3"
c	3/8"			3/4"
d	3/8"	1/4"		3/8"
e	2"						1" 1/4
f	2"						1" 1/4
l (mm)	447	397	442	689	690	800	725	590	595	700	780
m (mm)	1055	1357	1422	1689	1440	1800	1725	1860	2355	2410	2430	2930
Kit type included	1	A					B
Weight (kg)	40	55	66	143	184	209	224	306	387	591	882	1025
Norms & standards	87/404/CE						97/23/CE (PED)

Capacity (L)	100	200	270	500	720	900	1000	1500	2000	3000	4000	5000
Pressure (bar)	N.A.	11			10.8	11	11.5
Diameter Ø		430	500	600	790			1000		1200	1450
H tot (mm)		1601	1685	2077	1863	2213	2345	2305	2805	2965	3070	3570
h (mm)		196	192	174	200			180		185	180
a		3/4"		1' 1/2		2"				3"
b		3/4"		1' 1/2		2"				3"
c		3/8"		3/4"
d		1/4"		3/8"
e		2"						1" 1/4
f		2"						1" 1/4
l (mm)		397	442	689	690	800	725	590	595	700	780
m (mm)		1357	1422	1689	1440	1800	1725	1860	2355	2410	2430	2930
Kit type included		A					B
Weight (kg)		50	60	130	167	190	204	278	352	537	802	932
Norm & standards		87/404/CE					97/23/CE (PED)

Vitroflex Standard Vessels

Capacity (L)	100	200	270	500	720	900	1000	1500	2000	3000	4000	5000
Pressure (bar)	N.A.	11			10.8	11	11.5
Diameter Ø		430	500	600	790			1000		1200	1450
H tot (mm)		1601	1685	2077	1863	2213	2345	2305	2805	2965	3070	3570
h (mm)		196	192	174	200			180		185	180
a		3/4"		1' 1/2		2"				3"
b		3/4"		1' 1/2		2"				3"
c		3/8"		3/4"
d		1/4"		3/8"
e		2"						1" 1/4
f		2"						1" 1/4
l (mm)		397	442	689	690	800	725	590	595	700	780
m (mm)		1357	1422	1689	1440	1800	1725	1860	2355	2410	2430	2930
Kit type included		A					B
Weight (kg)		50	60	130	167	190	204	278	352	537	802	932
Norm & standards		87/404/CE					97/23/CE (PED)

Painted High Pressure Vessels

Capacity (L)	500	1000	2000	3000	4000	5000
Pressure (bar)	16
Diameter Ø	600	800	1000	1200	1430
H tot	2055	2315	2810	2930	3110	3610
h	155	115	175	170	190
a	1"	2"
b
c	3/8"		3/4"
d	3/8"
e	2"
f	2'
l	775	745	565	645	765
m	1560	1685	2340	2370	2450	2945
Kit type included	5	8	C		not included
Weight (kg)	159	246	490	620	905	1055
Norm & standards	87/404/CE	97/23/CE (PED)

Zinc High Pressure Vessels

Capacity (L)	500	1000	2000	3000	4000	5000
Pressure (bar)	16
Diameter Ø	600	790	1000	1200	1430
H tot	2120	2365	2810	2930	3110	3610
h	190	200	175	170	190
a	2"
b	2"
c	3/4"
d	3/8"
e	2"	1" 1/4	2"
f	2"	1" 1/4	2"
l	500	530	565	645	765
m	1760	1975	2340	2370	2450	2945
Kit type included	C				not included
Weight (kg)	176	308	539	682	995	116-
	97/23/CE (PED)

Vitroflex High Pressure Vessels

Capacity (L)	500	1000	2000	3000	4000	5000
Pressure (bar)	16
Diameter Ø	600	790	1000	1200	1430
H tot	2120	2365	2810	2930	3110	3610
h	190	200	175	170	190
a	2"
b	2"
c	3/4"
d	3/8"
e	2"	1" 1/4	2"
f	2"	1" 1/4	2"
l	500	530	565	645	765	765
m	1760	1975	2340	2370	2450	2945
Kit type included	C				not included
Weight (kg)	160	280	490	620	905	1055
Norm & standards	97/23/CE (PED)

Buffer tank as compressor protection

Air receivers need to be placed everywhere there is a fluctuating compressed air consumption and frequent switching on and off of the compressor could occur.

Maintenance-free operation of a pressure vessel

For pressure vessels, only regular condensate draining needs to be monitored. In the case of air receivers with automatic condensate separator, it is sufficient to only check its correct operation.

Cost effective solution - ALUP air receivers

Increased efficiency and optimisation of compressed air production at low purchase costs, those are our air receivers.