Water Prevention and Removal Strategies of Biokem

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Water Prevention and Removal Strategies of Biokem
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• Water ingression is either insidious as a result
  of atmospheric humidity levels or immediate as in
  water jet washing or sudden seal failure.
  Whatever the source, immediate attention is
  required to remove it.

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• If significant water ingress has occurred over a
  prolonged period, detailed oil analysis, such as
  rust and corrosion inhibition characteristics,
  remaining useful life measurements, demulsibility
  and foam suppression and tendency may also be
  necessary to determine the oils suitability for
  further use.

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• Merely replacing the oil will not cure the
  ingress source. Root cause corrective measures
  are necessary to resolve or limit water
  ingression.

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• Basic measures to address water ingression
  include the use of desiccating breathers,
  improved seal technology and training maintenance
  and operations personnel to avoid direct contact
  with wash down water on shaft seals and
  breathers.

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• Measures to minimize water ingress should start
  in the oil store. Drums and tanks should be
  sheltered from the environment.

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• Even indoors, this means they should be sheltered
  against process water sprays, fire sprinkler
  tests and general cleaning sprays. Open barrels
  should also be protected with desiccant-style
  filters, particularly in humid storage areas, to
  prevent water build up and oil degradation.

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• A number of methods or technologies, from
  inexpensive gravity separation to complex vacuum
  dehydration, exist to remove water.

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• Which technology is most effective will depend on
  the target dryness level required, the volume of
  water that must be removed, the base oil
  (mineral, synthetic, etc.) and the required flow
  and processing rate.

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• The following is an outline of technologies that
  can remove water from oil, together with their
  relative advantages and disadvantages. 

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