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Air/Oil Separators

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Withover3000air/oilseparatordesignsforcompressors,Mikroporisoneoftheleadingair/oil separatormanufacturersintheworldtoday. TheprimarypurposeofMikroporair/oilseparatorsinrotaryscrewandvanetypeaircompressorsis toseparateoilfromcompressedair.Mikroporseparatorstrapoilbyallowingittocoalesceanddrain downtoasumpwhileallowingcompressedairtopassthrough.Fromthesump,oilwillberemoved byascavengelineofsometypeandreturnedtothereservoirtoberecompressedinacontinuous cycle. Mikroporseparatorsareconstructedofadepthloadingmediaandhaveexcellentoilremoval capabilitiesthatprovidevitalair/oilseparationrequiredinhighperformingcompressorsystems. Mikroporseparatorshaveanoilremovalratingof12ppm(partspermillion)sotheoillossina compressorworkingwithMikroporair/oilseparatorsisnegligible. MikroporseparatorsfeatureauniqueHelixTubeConstructionthat providesaddedstrengthandcollapseresistance. Inaddition,somespecialMikroporseparatorsuseflutednotpunchedor perforatedsteel.Theflutesprovideadiagonalair/oilflowandimprove thecoalescingperformanceofMikroporseparatorsovercompetitive products.ThisflutedsteeldesignuniquetoMikropor. SpinonSeparators:MikroporSpinOnTypeAir/OilSeparatorspermit uncomplicatedandquickreplacementwithoutdismantlingthecompressorunit.Spinonseparators donotrequireacompressorseparatorhousing.SpinOnTypeAir/OilSeparatorsareavailablefor0.6 to7m3/minflowratesoperatingat7bar. SEPinSEP:ThepatentedMikroporSepinSepdesignisadeparturefrom3Sseparatordesign.Sep inSepdesignsreduce3Sseparatorsizebymorethanhalfwithoutperformancecompromise. Benefitsincludeamuchsmallerseparatortankandlowerhandlingcosts. PleatedDesigns:Oneapproachtoincreasingseparatorcapacityistousepleatedmedia.Simply, pleatingputsmoremediainthesamespacesohighercapacitiescanbereached.Mikroporregularly manufactureshundredsofpleatedseparatordesigns. '3S'Separator:TherevolutionaryMikropor'3S'Separatorisdesignedtofitsmallerseparator housingswithoutdowngradingoperatingperformance.The'3S'separatorhasdoubletotriple capacitywhencomparedtoconventionalseparatorsofthesamedimensions.The'3S'separatorhas 1/21/3ofthevolumeofaconventionalseparatorfunctioninginthesameoperatingconditions.'3S' capacityincreaseisachievedbyusingspeciallydesignedprogressivetype,deepbed,coalescing mediaandanincreasednumberofwraps. ConWrap:Mikropor'Conwrap'separatorsareconventionalwrappedseparators.Theseseparators aredesignedforeitheroutsidetoinsideorinsidetooutsideflowandcanbeusedwithalltypesofoil injectionrotaryvaneandrotaryscrewcompressors.Conwrapseparatorsoperatebetween2to60 m3/minflowrateat7barwith1to3mg/m3oilcarryover.

SpecificationsforConventional,3SandPleatedSeparators

PressureDropatLoad:23psi(150200mbars)/100psi(7bar) CollapseStrength:50psi(3.5bars)minimum OilCarryOverRate:13ppm/13mg/m OperatingTemperature:180250F/82121C Conductivity:Grounded,100%tested Materials:Urethane(orepoxy),galvanizedsteelandvariousmediaconfigurations. ServiceLife:Installedcorrectlyandmaintainedproperly,expectedlifeis40008000 hours.However,thiswillvaryconsiderablydependingonmaintenance,application, installation,usageandenvironmentalconditions.(i.e.dust,humidity,smoke,pollution, etc.)Airintakefilter,oilfilterandcoolantqualitycanhaveanimpactontheseparator servicelife.Mikroporoffersuniquehighefficiencyairintakefiltersmadeofnanoglass fiberstostopshortservicelifeproblemsonseparators.Mikroporseparatorconstruction andhighperformanceMicroglassfibermediaprovidesadditionalprotectionand maximumseparatorlife. QualityControl:Mikroporseparatorsare100%inspectedforstructuralintegrity& conductivity.

SpecificationsforSpinOnTypeSeparators

StandardThreadSizes:M22X1.5,M24X1.5,M32X1.5,M39X1.5 (Othersareavailable) CFMRanges:21CFM(0.6m3/min)upto250CFM(7m3/min) Maxpressure.290psi(20bars) PressureDropatLoad:23psi(150200mbars)/100psi(7bar) CollapseStrength:50psi(3.5bars)minimum Oilcarryoverrate:13ppm/13mg/m OperatingTemperature:180250F/82121C Materials:Urethane(orepoxy),galvanizedsteelandvarious mediaconfigurations. ServiceLife:Installedcorrectlyandmaintainedproperly, expectedlifeis40008000hours.However,thiswillvary considerablydependingonmaintenance,application, installation,usageandenvironmentalconditions.(i.e.dust, humidity,smoke,pollution,etc.)Airintakefilter,oilfilterand coolantqualitycanhaveanimpactontheseparatorservicelife. Mikroporoffersuniquehighefficiencyairintakefiltersmadeofnanoglassfiberstostop shortservicelifeproblemsonseparators.Mikroporseparatorconstructionandhigh performanceMicroglassfibermediaprovidesadditionalprotectionandmaximum separatorlife. QualityControl:Mikroporseparatorsare100%inspectedforstructuralintegrity& conductivity.

TroubleshootingAir/OilSeparators Ingeneral,oilseparatorsaredesignedtoprovide4,000to8,000servicelifehours.However, servicelifeisdependentonmanyfactorsincluding: 1. thecompressorpackagedesign. 2. thelubricant/coolantinthecompressor.

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theamountofliquidoilremovedbeforetheairreachestheoilseparator. theamountofcontaminantgettingpastthecompressorintakefilter. theenvironment. thetypeofoilseparatorbeingused.

Herearesometips: Iftheoilseparatorpressuredropordifferentialbuildsup,itusuallymeansthattheseparatoris pluggingwithdirtorwater. If,onphysicalinspection,theoilseparatorappearstobepluggedwithdirtcheckyour compressorinletfilter.Contaminantbypassingtheinletfilterwillstopintheairoilseparator. Ifwateristheproblem,itusuallymeansthatthesystemisrunningtoocoolorthatthereispoor dischargepiping.Asymptomofwatercontaminationisthepresenceofrustonandintheoil separator. Ifyouareexperiencingoilcarryoverdownstreamoftheseparator,itmaybecausedbyoneof severalthings:

Apluggedscavengeline Ascavengelinenotproperlyinstalled Ascavengelinenotreachingthebottomoftheoilseparatorhousingornotcutata45 angle Anoverfilledoilsump. Anair/oilseparatornotcompatiblewiththecompressorlubricant Acrackintheoilseparatorsbondingmaterials. Completeseparatorfailurecausedbynotproperlygroundingitoraseveresurgein demand.

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