Atlas Copco Compressed air filters

DD/DDp/PD/QD series

TOTAL
QUALITY AIR
PACKAGE

You need pure compressed air

After compression, all these con-

If compressed air is the energy

Atlas Copco has developed such

source behind your produc-

taminants can combine in the piping

a filter system, exactly tailored to

tion, you depend on its eco-

system with condensed moisture,

meet the demand for even purer com-

nomic and efficient operation.

pipe scale and rust, creating a damag-

pressed air. It will supply you with

ing abrasive emulsion.

the air treatment products that pro-

With as many as 140 million par-

Instruments and tools can mal-

ticles of dirt in every cubic metre of

air, pollution in industrial areas is a
major hazard for any compressed air

function, spray guns and pneumatic

pure and dry - according to your indi-

components can be rendered unus-

vidual requirements.

able, maintenance costs will increase

system. Up to 80 % of these particles

and end products will be spoiled.

are smaller than two microns and can

The best answer to this is a per-

pass straight through the compressor

fectly matched filter system, which

into the compressed air distribution

reduces all types of contamination

system.

right from the source.

These particles, mixed with wa-

ter vapour and hydrocarbon vapours

from unburnt fuels and industrial
processes, are drawn into the compressor and concentrated under compression.

Fume

Dust
Mist

Spray
Silt

Smog

Fine sand
Cloud and fog

Mist

Drizzle

Rosin smoke
Fertilizer ground limestone
Oil mist
Fly ash
Tobacco smoke
Coal dust
Metallurgical dusts and fumes
Ammonium chloride
Cement dust
Fume
Sulphuric
Beach sand
Concentrator mist
Pulverized coal
Zinc oxide fume
Insecticide dusts
Colloidal
Ground talc
silica
Plant
Spray dried milk
spores
Alkali fume
Pollens

0.01

0.1

10

vide top-quality compressed air -

100 microns

To assist in understanding the parameters of filtration, refer

to this pollution sizing chart. Note that a major contaminant,
oil mist, is in the region of 0.01 - 0.8 micron. Yet the smallest
particle the human eye can see is in the order of 50 microns!

Filters from Atlas Copco, the right answer

Contaminated
air

Anti reentrainment Clean

air
barrier

Filter media

Direct
interception

Easy maintenance.

Atlas Copco DD, DDp and PD

filters are equipped as standard with

a differential pressure indicator or

Inertial
impaction

gauge to allow element replacement

Diffusion/
brownian
movement

in due time.

You have easy access for quick

element change, by simply unscrewHow they work.

Sure, safe performance.

ing the filter bowl.

is to optimise the three filtration

reliable, safe operation. An audible

mechanisms : direct interception,

alarm warns when dismantling is at-

Keep your compressed air

costs down.

inertial impaction and diffusion

tempted under pressure. A pressure

(brownian movement).

relief valve allows the unit to be de-

The key to effective filtration

Complete range to meet your

compressed air quality needs.

Atlas Copco offers you 4 ranges

of filters :
- DD range: coalescing filters for
general purpose protection, removing
liquid water and oil aerosol to 0.1
mg/m (0.1 ppm) and particles down

Built-in safety features ensure a

pressurized before dismantling and

also provides a simple check that
the automatic drain is functioning
correctly.

The range of Atlas Copco filters,

when used in the right combinations,

can provide clean air from 9 to
7,200 l/s.

Atlas Copcos filters are de-

signed to combine maximum contaminant removal efficiency with

minimum pressure drop, resulting in
a low energy consumption in your
compressed air system.

Keep in mind, a pressure drop of

just 0.3 bar (4 psi) will cost you a required power increase of approximately 2 %.

to 1 micron.
- DDp range: particulate filters
for dust protection, removing partiEnergy cost of pressure drop

- PD range: high efficiency coa-

40,000

lescing filters, removing liquid water

ppm) and particles down to 0.01 micron.
- QD range: active carbon filter
for removal of oil vapours and hydrocarbon odours with a maximum remaining oil content of 0.003 mg/m
(0.003 ppm) should be installed after
a PD filter.

kWh per year*

and oil aerosol to 0.01 mg/m (0.01

500 l/s

35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000

200 l/s

10,000

100 l/s

5,000
0
0.1
*6,000 hours/year - 7 bar.

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

bar

Compressor capacity

cles down to 1 micron.

Features and benefits

Differential pressure gauge (not re-

quired on QD):
- with dual face, allows filter installation in any position;
- indicates the optimum replacement time;
- sizes 9, 17 and 32 equipped with
pressure differential indicator
(pop-up type);
- voltage-free contact for remote indication (optional).
2

Die cast aluminium housing (up to

size 520) with epoxy powder paint on

the outside and anodised surface treatment inside prevents corrosion and ensures extra long lifetime.
3 Simple and reliable push on elements for easy and fast replacement with
minimum free space required under the
filter. No tie rod.

8
2

4 Audible alarm gives warning when

dismantling attempted under pressure.
5

Sight glass allows visual check of

liquid collection and drain operation.

6

Modern and unique head design

5
3

provides smooth air flow with minimal

pressure drop.
7 Automatic drain (not required on
DDp and QD) with manual override and
quick coupling connection removes
separated liquid from the filter, allows
filter depressurisation and facilitates
drain connection.
8

Construction is 100% silicon-free.

2
Filter element
1

Element designed with large ef-

fective filtration surface for minimum pressure drop and long life time
providing reduced operational and
maintenance costs.
2

Double O-ring and epoxy

sealed caps prevent the bypass of the

filter media by the compressed air.
3

High strength stainless steel

4
5

support screens prevent corrosion

contamination.
4

Filter media of different grades

of borosilicate microfibres, to provide the right purity of compressed

air according to ISO 8573.1.
5

Filtration media is impregnated

with active carbon to remove hydrocarbon vapours (only QD filters).

Optional equipment.

Together with the filters a

number of optional components are
made available to satisfy your requirements:

Pressure drop indicator with

voltage free contact to give
remote indication of filter replacement.

Quick coupling for easy connection to drain collector or

oil-water separator.

Wall mounting kits simpifly

wall installation.

Filter connection kits allow

easy mounting of filters in
series, with minimum space
required.

Technical data, selection and sizing

Flanged range

Ported range

Filter
type

Connections

Capacity*
l/s

G or NPT mm

cfm

9
17

9
17

19
36

3/8

32
44

32
44

68
93

1/2

60
120

60
120

127
254

150
175

150
175

318
371

260
390

260
390

551
827

520
500F

520
500

1102
1050

900F
1200F

900
1200

1890
2520

1800F
3000F

1800
3000

3780
6300

4800F
7200F

4800
7200

10080
15120

90
90

1/2

11/2
11/2

NW300

in
2.40
2.40

61
98.5

2.40
3.88

98.5
105

3.88
4.13

105
105

4.13
4.13

121
128

4.76
5.04

8.27
210 8.27 128 5.04
390 15.35 159 5.88
450 17.72 201 7.91
500 19.66 230 9.05
580 22.83 273 10.75
750 29.52 361 14.21
740 29.13 410 16.14

NW80
NW100

NW200
NW250

61
61

5.51
7.05

179
210

3
3

NW100
NW150

3.54

5.51
5.51

140
140

11/2
21/2

Dimensions

mm

4.33
4.33

110
140

in
3.54
3.54

90
110

1
1

* Referred to 7 bar(e) / 102 psig

mm

in

mm

in

mm

75
75

2.95
2.95

75
75

2.95
2.95

75
520 20.47 100
603 23.74 100
603 23.74 100
689 27.13 150

2.95
3.94

3.94
3.94

5.91
7.87

268 10.55
268 10.55
323 12.72
374 14.72
414 16.30

791 31.14 200

961 37.83 200 7.87
1057 41.61 650 25.59 335
1120 44.09 650 25.59 335
1200 47.24 650 25.59 335
1274 50.16 650 25.59 335

Weight
in

kg

lb

2.2

1.1
1.3

2.4
2.9

1.9
2.1

4.2
4.6

4.2
4.5

9.3
9.9

4.6
6.9

10.1
15.2

11
12.6

24.2
27.8

13.19
13.19

65
94

143.3
207.2

13.19 134 295.9

13.19 177 390.2
1498 58.98 650 25.59 335 13.19 368 811.3
1662 65.43 800 31.50 335 13.19 507 1118
1000 39.37 485 19.09 1755 69.09 850 33.46 335 13.19 675 1488

Maximum pressure : 16 bar(e) / 232 psi

Maximum air inlet temperature : DD/DDp/PD : 66 C (150 F)

QD : 35 C (95 F)
A

DD

DDp

PD

QD

Initial pressure drop (dry)

0.05

0.05

0.08

0.07

Initial pressure drop (wet)

0.12

0.2

Filtration performance (at 20 C)

DD : oil down to 0.1 mg/m3 particles down to 1 micron
DDp : particles down to 1 micron
PD : oil down to 0.01 mg/m3 particles down to 0.01 micron
QD : oil down to 0.003 mg/m3

Sizes 9-32

Sizes 44-520

* not applicable

Sizes 500F-7200F
For other compressed air inlet pressures, multiply the filter capacity by the following correction factors
Inlet pressure
Correction factor

bar

10

12

14

16

psi

29

58

87

102

116

145

174

203

232

0.53

0.75

0.92

1.06

1.2

1.31

1.41

1.5

E
D

Select the right quality of compressed air

for your system requirements

Quality
class

The ISO 8573-1 quality classes

Dirt

particle size
in m

1
2
3
4
5
6

0.1
1
5
15
40
-

max. concentration mg/m3

0.1
1
5
8
10
-

Water

max. pressure
dew point (C)

-70
-40
-20
+3
+7
+10

Oil

max. concentration mg/m3

0.01
0.1
1.0
5.0
25
-

For example: compressed air to quality class 2.2.2.

(dirt: 1 micron and 1 mg/m3, water: -40C pdp, oil: 0.1 mg/m)

General purpose protection.

High quality air with reduced dew point.

Air quality to ISO 8573-1 : Class 2.-.3.

Air quality to ISO 8573-1 : Class 1.4.1.

Pressure dew point +3C.
DD
filter

DD
filter

Compressor with
aftercooler

Compressor with
aftercooler

General purpose protection and reduced oil

concentration.
Air quality to ISO 8573-1 : Class 1.4.1.

(for critical
applications)

FD
refrigerant dryer

High quality air with extremely low dew point.

Air quality to ISO 8573-1 : Class 1.1.1 and 1.2.1.
Pressure dew point -70C to -40C.

DD PD
filter filter

Compressor with aftercooler

and integrated refrigerant dryer

PD QD
filter filter

DD PD
filter filter

Compressor with
aftercooler

DDp QD
filter filter

CD
desiccant dryer

(for critical
applications)

The face of innovation

What sets Atlas Copco apart as a company is our
conviction that we can only excel in what we do if we
provide the best possible expertise and technology to
really help our customers produce, grow and succeed.

There is a unique way of achieving that - we simply

call it the Atlas Copco way. It builds on interaction, on
long-term relationships and involvement in the customers'
process, needs and objectives. It means having the
flexibility to adapt to the diverse demands of the people
we cater for.

It's the commitment to our customers' business that

drives our effort towards increasing their productivity
through better solutions. It starts with fully supporting
existing products and continuously doing things better.
But it goes much further, creating advances in technology
through innovation. Not for the sake of technology, but
for the sake of our customers bottom line and peace-of-

That is how Atlas Copco will strive to remain the first

choice, to succeed in attracting new business and to maintain our position as the industry leader.

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