FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
- Customer Service Information
- Basic compressed air questions
- Technical questions and products
If you are not an existing customer, give us a call and we will refer you to a distributor who can help.
If you would like to become a Prevost distributor, contact us to speak to one of our Regional Sales Managers.
Although Prevost does not install compressed air systems, we will refer you to a dependable team and be availalbe for consulting throughout the process.
In the last section of our catalogue, we explain in detail compressed air power:
- Compressed air: pressure level, dew point, venturi effect, vacuum…
- Compressed air systems: checklist, the basic rules of a network, selecting pipe, calculating the flow rate of a compressor, where to install a dryer…
- Air treatment and filtration: example of an air treatment line, comparing pneumatic tool air flow rates….
- Paint applications: hazards of static electricty, additional guidelines…
- Fitting tables: corresponding pipe diameters
- Flow rates and head losses: flow rate for compressed air hoses, choosing the proper hose diameter for an air system…
- Standards and directives: ATEX, OSHA, REACH, ROHS, 2014/68/EU
- Pneumatic tools: useful/max torque, details of dimesnsions and uses
- Conversion table: metric/imperial, pressure, vacuum (negative pressure), volume flow rate, power, temperature, length, volume, weight