Spin Your Oil Clean Centrifuge

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Spin Your Oil Clean Centrifuge
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• The principle of the centrifuge (Figure 2) is to
  separate the oils heavier elements by spinning
  the oil to create high G-forces - often in the
  tens of thousands of Gs.

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• The greater the difference in specific gravity
  between the contaminant and the oil, the more
  effective the process.

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• For this reason, centrifuges often work better on
  low specific gravity and low viscosity oils, like
  turbine oils, rather than heavier gear type oils.

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• In a centrifuge, both free and emulsified water
  will be removed this will depend to some extent
  on the type of additive package, as some water
  will be held in suspension in the oil.

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• Just like gravity separation, the lower the oils
  temperature, the more effective the removal
  process will be, because much of the water will
  exist in the emulsified and free states.

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• As a tool, a centrifuge is relatively expensive.
  However, given that it is also a means of
  removing other heavier contaminants and has a
  comparatively high throughput compared to other
  technologies, centrifugal separators are
  relatively cost effective.

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• The downside of centrifuges is that only
  emulsified and free water will be removed -
  although this can be partially overcome by
  keeping temperatures low.

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