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As winter shutdown approaches, consider removing sludge and replacing the heat transfer fluid in your hot oil circulating system by draining the oil, flushing with a recommended fluid, cleaning the strainer regularly, and refilling with fresh heat transfer fluid to maintain system efficiency and safety. Get the full tip: https://buff.ly/4e5O099

New on the blog! Condensate is an inevitable byproduct of operating a compressed air system. It is mostly water that is condensed from vapor to liquid as air moves through the compressed air system. Condensate will usually contain traces of compressor lubricant (and hydrocarbons from the ambient air if present). It can also have traces of dirt, dust, fibers that get pulled into the compressor inlet. Condensate is intentionally created by aftercoolers, tanks, centrifugal separators, and refrigerated dryers in order to remove the moisture and contaminants, and it is unintentionally created further downstream if the compressed air is cooled below its current pressure dew point. Read the blog: https://ow.ly/YsrN50SENi4 #airtreatment #kaesertalksshop #condensate #aircondensate #compressedairsystems #blog

Compressed Air: Liquid Draining 💦 In compressed air systems, moisture is an inevitable byproduct, which, if not managed properly, can lead to equipment damage, corrosion, and energy loss. HELS Ball Float Liquid Drainers SA-20 are specifically designed to automatically remove accumulated condensate from compressed air environments, ensuring that your system operates efficiently and without interruptions. These drainers are especially crucial in areas where large volumes of condensate are produced, such as compressor aftercoolers, receivers, and air dryers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d4KVKQrA #compressor

There was dilution, as a result of failed water pump. * Diluted lubricant was drained. * Water Pump Replaced. * Oil Sump cleaned. *Oil Pumped in. *Oil was redrainde out after running for an hour. *Fresh Oil Pumped in. * Coolant pumped in. * Water pump was inspected and found ok. * Oil filter housing Cleaned. * Oil filters replaced. * Breather filter housing Cleaned. *Breather filter replaced. *Bypass houseing cleaned. * Bypass Replaced. * Gas Particulate filter replaced. * Coolant lines vented. *Air Filter housing Cleaned. *Air Filters replaced. #Cummins QSV91 brought back to grid. #Powergeneration #PPE #TPM #SAFETY 🦺 #HSENations #Gasgenerators #Professionals #Expartis

Slagging and fouling is a huge problem on coal-fired boilers resulting in reduced heat transfer, high flue gas exit temperatures, increased sootblowing and ultimately a loss in efficiency. Therma-Chem's unique online chemical cleaning solution is designed to eliminate slagging and fouling. This leads to an increase in efficiency, lower fuel consumption and a subsequent reduction in emissions all while maintaining an optimised boiler performance. Watch our latest video to find out how this works ⬇️ #onlinecleaning #boilers #firedheaters #corrosion #co2emissionsreduction

Happy #FuelCleanlinessTipTuesday! DID YOU KNOW? Water contamination in fuel causes a myriad of problems. Water acts as a catalyst for fuel degradation over time, causing the formation of sludge. Water also enables microbial growth within the fuel as well as promotes corrosion within fuel injectors. Water in fuel even causes inefficient combustion and engine performance. The question becomes, "Where does particulate and water contamination in fuel tanks come from?" Simply: • Atmospheric ingression (dirt, dust, rain) • Condensation (heating and cooling cycles) • Surface rust • Welding slag and debris in piping from installation • Delivery of dirty, wet, unfiltered fuel Over the next few weeks, we will be discussing what you can do to ensure that your fuel is absolutely clean and dry. This weeks #FuelCleanlinessTip is have good housekeeping on fuel tanks. This means: • Keep manways closed and sealed • Install quality desiccant air breathers • Drain free water off bottom Tune in for next weeks tip! Visit oilfiltrationsystems.com for more information. #maintenance #reliability #solutions #watercontamination #fuel #fuelcleanliness #protips #maintenancetips #filtration #oilfiltration #fuelfiltration

🌷💧Spring into Action! - Checking and replacing system fluids💧🔄 Fluids in temperature control equipment play a crucial role in maintaining efficiency. Spring is the perfect time to check fluid levels, quality, and replace if necessary. Ensure your system is running smoothly with fresh heat transfer fluids! 🌱💦 💡 Make sure you're using the recommended fluids for your specific system to prevent damage and maintain efficiency #FluidManagement #SystemCheck #SpringIntoAction #TemperatureControl #TechTipsTuesday

🔍 Controlling Contamination in Hydraulic Plants: The Importance of Air Venting 💧 One of the most important contaminant intake point in #hydraulic plants, is the filling plug. Very often this plug is open or not correctly fitted and at the best and where present, it’s installed a plug with inner #filter. The inner filter is usually a 40um nominal sintetic filter media. Pondering that #particles to be trapped by filter cartridges present on system board, are surely smaller than 40um, it’s not rare that hydraulic filters blocking could be due to particles entering from this filter breathing plug, instead from the inner at the system normal production. In some cases, it’s possible to find what visible in picture, that is a 3um absolute ratio breathing filter (A) and a 40um nominal filtered filler plug (B) working together on the same reservoir. Since a 3um absolute media makes more resistance to the #air flow that a 40um nominal filter media, most of the suspended dust present in air, will flow inside the reservoir from the plug, #polluting the contained #oil. The correct operation is to install a 3um absolute rating breathing filter media, but applying a sealed filling plug.

Excess heat = inefficiency, waste and loss. Dry ice blast cleaning of horizontal fin/fan heat exchangers for Valence Natural Gas Solutions. This exchanger saw a 25% drop in output fluid temperature.

Blowdown valves are commonly used to control the concentration of dissolved solids in the boiler water. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4dt8Q2f #BlowdownValve #BoilerMaintenance #FossilFuelBoilers #DissolvedSolids #BoilerDesign