Storage is a reservoir from which a compressed medium can be used to meet the demands of an application while protecting the compressor from the direct demand of the application and preventing short-cycling of the compressor and motor. In its simplest form storage and a pressure regulator can be used to provide the compressed medium at a constant pressure, but storage can also satisfy unpredictable demands of the application which the compressor can not meet. Storage can be in the form of a single bank (buffer) or arranged in multiple banks. The compressor and storage must be sized and configured as an engineered system for optimum efficiency and cost savings. BAUER recommends that the compressor does not start more than 4 times per hour.

The volume of storage required for a specific application depends upon:
A. Consumption rate of the system
B. Capacity of the compressor/booster
C. Deadband of the final pressure switch

BAUER is knowledgeable in the application of storage to medium and high pressure applications. We offer storage systems that meet the code requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Department of Transportation (DOT).