Open AccessDevelopment of portable filtration unit with self-diagnostics for industrial use
Author(s) -
Nejc Novak,
Rok Jelovčan,
Franc Majdič
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18690/978-961-286-513-9.21
Subject(s) - filtration (mathematics) , hydraulic fluid , petroleum engineering , filter (signal processing) , suction , hydraulic machinery , hydraulic circuit , filter press , process engineering , work (physics) , computer science , environmental science , engineering , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , statistics , mathematics
It is well known that contamination of fluids shortens the life of hydraulic systems. Sometimes the necessary operating conditions (high pressures and high flow rates) make adequate filtration in the suction, working, or return lines through the filter difficult because it would interfere with the work process. A high cleanliness of the oil can be achieved with a so-called "bypass" filtration, which is part of the whole hydraulic device with its own circuit. Another way to ensure fluid cleanliness is to filter the hydraulic fluid with a portable filtration unit, which is the main topic of this paper. The fluid is pumped from the reservoir of the main hydraulic device, through the portable filtration unit and returned to the reservoir. In this way it is possible to clean the hydraulic oil without the need for costly and unnecessary "bypass" hydraulic components for filtration.