Why does an air compressor need an air tank?

Why Does an Air Compressor Need an Air Tank? Understanding the Benefits and Functionality

Stabilize the air pressure. 

When the air compressor is working, the air pressure is unstable and has great fluctuations. Using an air storage tank can control the air pressure within a reasonable range and eliminate the pulsation of the air flow in the pipeline. With an air storage tank, the air system can get a constant pressure.

Store air.

There is no place to store compressed air inside the air compressor. Once the compressed air is produced, it must be used up. This working method is not ideal. With a gas storage tank, the gas-using equipment can be satisfied and stable gas consumption can be ensured when the gas consumption suddenly increases.

Energy saving effect.

Frequent starting and stopping of the air compressor will cause the motor to consume a lot of current. With the air tank, the air compressor can be automatically shut down. Under the set pressure, once the air tank is full of gas, the air compressor will automatically shut down, so as not to waste electricity by letting the air compressor run all the time.

Cooling and filtration.

The temperature of the compressed air entering the air tank is reduced, achieving the effect of preliminary cooling of the compressed air. At the same time, it can precipitate the moisture and oil in the compressed air, making the obtained compressed air of higher quality