@Air Compressor
2025-05-22

What is the pressure per square centimeter of an industrial inflator?

Analysis of pressure parameters of industrial inflator

As the core equipment of the pneumatic system, the industrial inflator is directly related to equipment selection and process adaptability. Here is a professional explanation on pressure parameters, unit conversion and key selection points:

1. Pressure output range
The pressure output range of industrial pumps varies significantly due to equipment types and application scenarios. Common pressure ranges are as follows:

  1. Low voltage equipment (≤0.8MPa)
    • Typical applications: Tire inflation, pneumatic tool driving
    • Pressure range: 0.2-0.8MPa (equivalent to 2-8kg/cm²)
    • Case: Pump for car maintenance, rated pressure of 0.7MPa, meets the inflation needs of passenger car tires
  2. Medium voltage equipment (0.8-1.6MPa)
    • Typical applications: spraying operations, pneumatic control
    • Pressure range: 0.8-1.6MPa (equivalent to 8-16kg/cm²)
    • Case: Industrial painting inflator, working pressure 1.2MPa, ensures coating atomization effect
  3. High-pressure equipment (>1.6MPa)
    • Typical applications: respirator filling, pressure vessel testing
    • Pressure range: 20-30MPa (equivalent to 200-300kg/cm²)
    • Case: Respirator filling compressor, rated pressure of 30MPa, meets the filling needs of fire air respirators

2. Pressure unit conversion
In order to facilitate understanding of different parameter systems, the conversion relationships of commonly used pressure units are now organized as follows:

units symbol Conversion relationship (1 unit =)
MPa MPa 1MPa = 10bar = 145psi = 10.2kg/cm²
bar bar 1bar = 0.1MPa = 14.5psi = 1.02kg/cm²
lbf/sqinch psi 1psi = 0.00689MPa = 0.0689bar = 0.07kg/cm²
Kilogram per square centimeter kg/cm² 1kg/cm² = 0.098MPa = 0.98bar = 14.2psi

3. Selection decision elements
When selecting an inflator, companies need to comprehensively evaluate the following elements:

  1. process requirements
    • Determine the working pressure requirements of gas equipment and reserve a 20% safety margin
    • Case: Pneumatic clamps for CNC machine tools require 0.6MPa, and equipment with rated pressure ≥0.72MPa should be selected
  2. flow matching
    • Calculate the total air consumption of gas equipment (L/min), and consider the simultaneous use factor when selecting model
    • Formula: Qtotal = ∑ Qi × K (K is the simultaneous use coefficient, 0.8-1.0)
  3. environmental adaptation
    • Air pressure compensation needs to be considered in high-altitude areas. For every 1000 meters rise, the power attenuation is about 10%
    • Heating devices need to be equipped in low-temperature environments to prevent lubricating oil from freezing
  4. energy efficiency standards
    • Priority is given to first-level energy efficiency equipment, with specific power ≤5.5kW/(m³/min)
    • Case: 37kW inflator, gas production 6m³/min, specific power 6.17kW/(m³/min), meeting second-level energy efficiency

4. Special application cases

  1. respirator filling station
    • Equipped with a 30MPa high-pressure inflator, it must meet the GA124 -2013 “Positive Pressure Fire Air Breathers” standard
    • Equipped with a three-stage filtration system to ensure the cleanliness of compressed air ≤0.01mg/m³
  2. CNG car modification
    • When using a 25MPa compressor, dual safety valves need to be configured for redundant protection, and the setting pressure deviation is ≤±1%
    • Equipped with a dew point sensor to ensure that the compressed air dew point is ≤-40℃

Enterprises should establish a pump selection database to record equipment pressure, flow, power and other parameters, and update them regularly based on production process changes. By implementing pressure matching verification, equipment overload or capacity redundancy can be avoided, system energy efficiency can be improved by 15%-20%, key equipment life can be extended by 25%-35%, and long-term stable and efficient operation of the pneumatic system can be ensured.

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