Water contamination in lubrication oil
Water contamination in lubrication oil
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I wanted to find out if there was anyone who has experience or knowledge with equipment capable of removing entrained and free water from bearing lubrication oil (specifically 220 viscosity).
The only method I am familiar with to removed entrained water from oil is vacuum dehydration. I would like to know if anyone is aware of better methods of water removal and their preferred supplier of this equipment.
Thanks
R. Urbinelli
The only method I am familiar with to removed entrained water from oil is vacuum dehydration. I would like to know if anyone is aware of better methods of water removal and their preferred supplier of this equipment.
Thanks
R. Urbinelli





RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
Depending on the volume of oil you want to treat, and the type of system you are using, centrifuges might be your best option as they would remove both water and solids.
Alfa Laval and Westfalia are the two main manufacturers.
Regards
GT
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
Thanks for the response. We've used Alfa Laval and westfalia centrifuges in the past. They are extremely effective in removing "free" water. However, the oil we are using usually does not "let go" of the water (water is all entrained) up to 700 - 1000 ppm.
So, to remove entrained water, we will need a device (such as a vacuum dehydrator) to seperate and remove the water from the oil. I was just curious to see if anyone out there knew of technology other than vacuum dehydration to remove entrained water from oil.
Yes, you are correct in saying that finding the source of the contamination would be the best fix. However, We are talking about a lubrication system that could have numerous sources of ingression since there are about 60 bearings and gearboxes in which the oil is circulating through. We are trying to deal with each specific ingression source as we uncover them, however, we'd like to mitigate our risk against the current ingressions we encounter until we can eliminate all sources of ingression (if it is even possible).
R. Urbinelli
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
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RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
Very interesting, what you speak of about a "sponge" that removes water from oil. If you have any other information or people I can contact to find out more about this, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
R. Urbinelli
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
Maybe this will lead me to some useful resources.
Anyone else with more detailed leads, please let me know who to contact.
Thanks
R. Urbinelli
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
If you can give me more information on who manufactures or distributes equipment which utilizes "air stripping" for
water removal, I would appreciate it. Thanks for the feedback.
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
Keep the wheels on the ground
Bob
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RE: Water contamination in lubrication oil
We have run centrifugal air compressor for long periods with a paraffinic based turbine oil and a Racor filter with automatic drain.