FLUIDCLEAN is a mobile plant, capable of removing the contaminants from a variety of oils
We can purify oil to much higher ISO cleanliness levels than new oil, and have the added advantage of being able to purify the oil while the system is running. This is far superior (AND MUCH LESS COSTLY) to draining the reservoir and filling with new oil, which does not remove contaminants trapped in the system pipe-work, valves and cylinders. It is especially beneficial when there has been an ingress of water into the system.   Would you like to:   ·                Increase your machinery life? ·                Save money and time on maintenance? ·                Minimise downtime? ·                Completely flush the system of contaminants? ·                Eliminate oil disposal issues? ·                Clean your system then keep it clean?
The mobile rig utilises a centrifuge to remove the bulk of solid contaminants and suspended water but does not alter the oil additives.  It also has a vacuum dehydrator, which removes all emulsified water and gasses, which can be a major cause of cavitation. The oil is also filtered down to 3 microns (or lower under certain circumstances.)
ON SITE PURIFICATION!
Fluid Clean can decontaminate systems in situations where it would be virtually impossible due to physical and cost limitations. When an ingression of moisture occurs for various reasons, disaster can be averted quite easily.
CONTAMINATED OIL KILLS MACHINES!
Hydraulic experts estimate that 70% of component failure is due to surface degradation caused by excessive dirt and water contamination in hydraulic systems.  Clean oil is one of the most important factors affecting the service life of lubricated components of all machinery.  In hydraulic systems, clean fluid is absolutely essential for long-term operation.  Many sources cite dramatic imrpovements in expected machine life resulting from even modest improvements in lubricant cleanliness.
HOW LONG WILL YOUR MACHINERY LAST?
The British Hydromechanics Research Association (BHRA) has conducted a three year case study to determine the correlation between fluid cleanliness and breakdown frequency. This involved a controlled 'field' study of 117 hydraulic machines including: injection moulding; machine tools; materials handling; mobile equipment, (for example, earth moving;) and marine hydraulics.
Increasing the oil cleanliness by one place in the ISO code halves the amount of contaminants.   Moving up five places means there are thirty two times less contaminants.   Which will increase the life expectancy by nearly FIVE times!  The test results were: Average ISO Code Average hours between breakdowns Relative life factor 24/21 200 0.19 23/20 250 0.24 22/19 325 0.31 21/18 430 0.41 20/17 600 0.57 19/16 800 0.76 **18/15 1050 1 (arbitrary base) 17/14 1400 1.33 16/13 1900 1.81 15/12 2600 2.48 14/11 3800 3.62 13/10 5000  Achievable by Fluid Clean 4.76 12/9 6500 6.19 11/8 9000 8.57 10/7 20,000 19.05
CONTAMINANTS
Particulate. These can be introduced or self generated. They can also be in the system from new. Many are introduced during filling and topping up, unless extreme care is taken. Most of these can be abrasive. Ingression can also be caused by oil film on seals. Worn seals will increase this possibility. Reservoir openings not fitted with appropriate breathers are common sources of contaminants.   Gases. Entrained air is a cause of cavitation and can damage pumps. When compressed to 2000 PSI or more it could become locally very hot and cause the fluid surrounding the bubble to burn. The products of combustion are both fluid and solid contaminants, which will further reduce the life of the equipment.   Moisture and chemicals. The detrimental effects of these can be even greater than a dirty system. When combined with solid contaminants the damage is accelerated.   It causes: ·                Accelerated corrosion ·                Reduced bearing life ·                Thinner load-bearing oil film ·                Material fatigue ·                Accelerated oil oxidation ·                Change in viscosity ·                Deterioration of oil additives ·                Bacterial problems   There are two distinct phases of water that can be present in oil - free and dissolved water. Free water can also be present in the form of an emulsion - microscopic droplets of water distributed throughout the fluid. Water, in excess of the oil’s saturation point damages a system through accelerated abrasive wear, corrosion and fluid breakdown. The saturation point of water at 65 Deg C is about 200 ppm, (0.02%.) Higher levels than this will result in the formation of free water in the system. This can react with products of lubricant oxidisation and additives, to form organic acid compounds and sludge that will compromise hydraulic performance.   Water is a cause of great wear rate within a system. Not only free running, but dissolved and emulsified water causes cavitation, internal corrosion and very high pump wear.   Water does not evaporate from the oil during operation. Condensation will form at the top of the storage tank and fall back into the oil. Water in suspension, held in the molecules will not come out in a centrifuge.  They will come out in heat (100deg C) but heating endangers the oil.   The oil at working temperature attracts more moisture thus intensifying the problem, especially in humid areas. All of this has a domino effect; filters go into by pass mode, emulsification of the oil may be a reality, thus setting up cavitation, causing total destruction of hydraulic pumps.
CONTAMINATION REMOVAL
Contaminants can be removed by various means.   These include: ·                Filtration ·                Separation ·                Centrifugation ·                Pasteurisation ·                Vacuum dehydration ·                Ion exchange filtration ·                Coalescing filtration ·                Water absorbing element filtration
Most systems have filtration units installed, which can easily remove solid contaminants, but few have the capability of removing water, chemicals and gases. Two of the most efficient methods of doing this are:
Centrifugation. A centrifuge removes the bulk of free water and solid particles, but not dissolved or emulsified water. It does not remove or separate the oil additives.   Vacuum dehydration. Free and dissolved water and gasses are removed by exposing the contaminated fluid to a low relative humidity atmosphere in a vacuum chamber. The air expands about five times its former volume resulting in five times reduction in relative humidity. Water and gas molecules are attracted to the lower vapour pressure produced and are exhausted with the air flow. This can achieve levels of less than 100 parts per million.   Fluid Cleancan purify a variety of oil types:   Hydraulic oil Cutting oil      Quenching oil Thermal oil    Turbine oil Gear oil           Mould oil
HOW YOU BENEFIT
No machinery downtime Bonus system flush (pipework, valves and system components) Little disruption to operation No costly disposal of used oil It can produce a cleaner system than when the machinery was newly installed Less than the cost of new oil
TO GET YOUR SYSTEM CLEAN THEN KEEP IT CLEAN
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Contact us by email:
fluidclean@excel.com.au
kmeurant@excel.com.au