Compressed air is an essential form of energy in industry. Production is costly and there are many ways to save energy. Using the MT 175 compressed air system, trainees and students familiarise themselves fully with the industry standard of typical compressed air system components and can assess potential savings.
The system contains functional groups for compressed air generation, preparation, distribution and storage. The compressed air is drawn from the system via various consumers. The core component of the compressed air generation system is an efficient screw compressor. The heat generated during compression is dissipated via two cooling circuits and utilised as room heating. The energy flows within the compressed air system are determined and analysed. The efficiency of the system is calculated.
Various consumers are used to consolidate the learning content through experiments. Continuous consumers: load lifter, leaks. Short-term consumers: blow-out gun for measurements with fluctuating consumption. All the consumers can be combined and compared with each other. In addition, the compressed air tank can be optionally filled through lines of different diameters.
All necessary measured values are recorded and displayed in the GUNT software. The compressor unit is monitored remotely via a Profinet connection to the GUNT software. For an energy analysis of the system, corresponding characteristic variables are calculated from all measured values in the GUNT software. An augmented reality interface (Vuforia View) is available for mobile devices to visualise the compressor.
In the GUNT Media Center, extensive technical information is available as didactic multimedia teaching materials. The teaching material is supplemented by worksheets with solutions.
