Dryer for compressed gas, compressor installation provided with such a dryer and method for drying gas

Document6-8/05/2019 Dryer for a compressed gas provided with a vessel (2) with a drying agent and a drying zone (7) and a regeneration zone (8); at least one intermediate zone (9) that, viewed in the direction of rotation (R) of the drum (3), is situated between the re- generation zone (7) and the drying zone (5) and which is provided with a separate inlet (24) and an outlet that is shared with or connected to the outlet (15) of the regeneration zone (8); a tap-off pipe (22) that branches off from the outlet (19) of the drying zone (8) and connects to the aforementioned separate inlet (24) of the intermediate zone (9); means for effectuating an intermediate flow from the drying zone (7), through the tap off pipe (22), to the intermediate zone (9), whereby the dryer is configured such that the entire flow of gas to be dried supplied to the dryer is first guided through the regeneration zone (8) before flowing through the drying zone (7), characterised in that the aforementioned means are only formed by one or more blowers (25) in the aforementioned tap-off pipe (22).