Compressed Air Aftercooler With Integral Moisture Separator

A method for collecting moisture from cooled air from a heat exchanger comprising the steps of:

• a) causing said moisture to flow into a recess located at the bottom of an exhaust manifold which receives said cooled air;
• and
• b) draining said moisture through a drain located in said recess.

A system for aftercooling and demoisturizing hot compressed air, comprising:

• a) a housing containing a heat exchanger for cooling said hot air during passage therethrough, said housing having an inlet, an exhaust plenum and an outlet for passage of said hot compressed air through a first side of said heat exchanger and having a coolant passage through a second side of said heat exchanger;
• and
• b) a shield located in said exhaust plenum positioned to shield said outlet from spew from said heat exchanger which would otherwise be blown directly across or into an opening of said outlet.