Last week I packed light and flew over to Belgium prepared to meet with over 15 distributors from all ends of Europe. To mention a few, Slovakia, Scandinavia, UK, France, Spain, and Holland were all guests of Triple R Europe hosted in Belgium by Marc Van Uytven. The meeting was intended to give the Triple R Group an update on new products, cases and applications.
Holland’s highlight technical presentation was one of the most interesting. The case they discussed was in reference to a power station located in the Sultanate of Oman. The hydraulic and lubrication fluids within the turbines had reached high levels of contamination. Thus Triple R Holland sent one of their engineers to investigate the filtration needs of the turbines at the power station and to make oil recommendations.
The engineer had discovered varnish deposits that had accumulated in the gas turbine. The thin film of varnish had begun to collect particles forming an abrasive surface causing excessive corrosive wear on hot or cold metal surfaces of various machine parts and components. In addition, the high operating temperatures of the turbine increased the levels of catalysts that accelerate oxidation, hydrolysis and thermal degradation of the oil. This in turn caused the antioxidant additives to deplete allowing soft contaminants, which are precursors of varnish film deposits to propagate and further contaminate the oil.
The engineer’s analyses concluded that a high flow bypass filtration system was needed. Thus a Triple R OSCA Unit Model # CS-SS-305-1RC was air freighted to Oman where it was installed and commissioned at the station. The OSCA-series is a custom made off-line filter rig. They can be used as mobile service units or as high volume oil cleaning systems.
For this application, the portable OSCA unit was simply fitted with one carbon steel housing, and five 300-H114 elements. Since Triple R filter elements are based on the axial flow principle and combines micro and depth filtration it forces the oil through 114mm of cellulose material composed of three densities by which big particles are retained on the top and the smallest particles in the lower compressed part (<5 µ).The unit had proven to be so efficient, that now the power station is fully equipped with the continuous Triple R purification systems.
In addition to the discourse of Triple R oil purification systems, the meeting turned to a final discussion of how traditional Triple R oil cleaners are incorporated with non-consumable filtration units like the Centrifuge, one of the latest additions to our product line. With a simple design which forces substances to rotate around a fixed axis, causing particles of greater and lesser density to separate, the Centrifuge has proven to be an effective compliment of our oil purification systems. Our mission to expand Triple R’s services and solutions for improved Total Oil Management was the driving force for the acquisition of Niigata’s G-Force division, specialized in manufacturing centrifuges. Below are pictures of aluminum accumulated from the centrifuge after cleaning metal working fluid used for the manufacturing of aluminum wheels. With two model variations, the Centrifuges are meant for removing solids and sludge from various liquids in multi-applications. Various case studies are currently being developed while the Triple R Centrifuges are being used worldwide. If you have any enquiries about this system you can email us at info@triple-rrr.com.
Triple R is a leader in fluid filtration with operations on five continents. Triple R Oil Cleaner, the original bypass oil purification system, has served industry for over four decades and continues to benefit from ongoing research and development. In addition to its bypass filters, the company offers a full range of products and services aimed at reducing waste, lowering costs and increasing productivity. To find out more, go to www.triple-rrr.com, or call toll-free at 800-668-8671.