Compressor Intake Muffler And Filter

A method for producing a compressor pump feed, comprising the steps of:

• providing a compressor pump assembly having an inertia filter, a muffler and a compressor pump;
• filtering a gas by inertia filtering to produce a muffler feed;
• feeding the muffler feed to the muffler;
• and
• feeding a muffler effluent to the compressor pump as a compressor pump feed.

A method for producing a compressed gas, comprising the steps of:

• providing a compressor assembly having an inertia filter, a muffler and a compressor pump;
• filtering a gas feed stream through the inertia filter to produce a muffler feed;
• feeding the muffler feed to the muffler to produce a compressor pump feed;
• and
• compressing the compressor pump feed to a pressure greater than 25 PSIG by the compressor pump.