Getting the Most from Your Filter Cart Jeremy Wright Noria Corporation
Portable Filtration
Anatomy of a Filter Cart
Bypass Valve Oil Sampling Valve
Water-removing Element
Frame Differential Pressure Gauges Hose and Wand
Particulate Element
Drip Pan Non-slip Industrial Tires
Considerations When Choosing a Filter Cart • • • • • •
Motor (voltage, rpm, horsepower) Pump (type, flow rate) Drain and Fill Connector (type, size) Filter (type, efficiency, size) Bypass valve (type, size) Sample port (type)
Filter Cart Applications
Filter Cart Applications (continued)
Filters
Surface Filters
1689
Ref: Hydac, Donaldson, Williamson
Depth Filter Media
1690
Ref: Hydac, Donaldson, ML, Williamson, ECF
Make Sure Your Filters are Beta Rated
Ref: ISO 16889
Pressure Differential – The #1 Oversight
The aim is to choose a filter whose total differential pressure ΔP is no greater than ΔPmax = 14.5 PSI (1.0 bar) for pressure filters and ΔPmax = 7.5 PSI (0.5 bar) for return line filters, in a clean state at the normal operating temperature. These values have been proven in practice to give the optimum service life for the element. - STAUFF Corporation
What Affects Filter Pressure Drop?
1836
Ref: ECF, Diagnetics
What Are Our Options to Lower ΔP? 1. Add an additional identical filter in parallel. This will double the filter area, effectively lowering the ΔP by 50% while maintaining the desired Beta rating. 2. Change filter selection to a media with less efficiency or with a larger micron size. 3. Reduce the flow rate across the filter.
Super Absorbent Filters
261
Ref: JCF
MLTI 1
MLTII 1
Determining Clean-up Rate for Portable Filters
Accessories
Most Common Mistakes 1. Not Properly Fitting the Filtration Unit to the Reservoir
Solution 1
Most Common Mistakes 2. Using the Same Filter Cart for Multiple Lubricants
Solution 2
Most Common Mistakes 3. Buying the Wrong Filter Cart for Your Application
Solution 3 Do your homework… •Viscosity? •Flow Rate? •Filter Performance? •Power Source? •Equipment Accessibility?
Most Common Mistakes 4. Not Realizing All of the Uses of Filter Carts (having a one-dimensional filter cart)
Solution 4
Solution 4 (continued)
Most Common Mistakes 5. Not Using the Filter Cart at All.
Solution 5 Written WrittenProcedures Procedures
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