🔍 Key Concepts
• Compressed air system components and their roles (compressor, intercooler, aftercooler, air receiver, filters)
• Purpose of an air receiver in relation to pressure stability, storage, and air quality
• Difference between air treatment devices (dryers, filters, separators) and storage/surge tanks
💭 Think About
• Think about what happens to the air right after it leaves the compressor: what problems might occur in the lines if there were no receiver?
• Which component in a compressed air system is primarily responsible for drying or cleaning air, and which is mainly for storage and pressure smoothing?
• Look at each choice and ask: is this a main, design‑intended function of the receiver tank, or does some other piece of equipment normally perform that job?
✅ Before You Answer
• Identify which choice describes a function related to storing air and stabilizing pressure/flow rather than cleaning or drying it
• Eliminate any choices that sound like the job of a filter, separator, or dryer rather than a receiver
• Ask whether the receiver normally handles exhaust air, or if it works with compressed supply air before it is used in the system