Oil Seperation
Posted by:
Peter Heid (IP Logged)
Date: March 06, 2002 06:32PM
<HTML>I have been reading a few books and articles on oil removal from steam and many companies publish test results that seem to contradict the results of other independant testers. The results seem to be from astounding down to just average, with some vendors not even stating a maximum amount of residual oil left in the steam when using their device.
There was a manufacturer building a seperator with a 2 inch inlet and outlet and 50 psi inlet pressure, that would guarantee a maximum of 1 part in 150,000, oil to water in the condensed steam. The design is very simple, self cleaning, and was about 18 inches tall. Their catalog is full of testimonials from satisfied customers indicating as low as 1 part in a 1,000,000 of residual oil and less than 90 parts per 1,000,000 of solids.
On an exhaust steam line, prior to the condensing, what would be a satisfactory ratio of oil to steam or to water ? An amount low enough to prevent condenser & boiler trouble under the most severe conditions. I would like not to be able to detect any but that seems impossable unless we use no oil. I figure with all you people running steam and thankfully so many good memories out there, someone must have seen some numbers for this one.
Peter Heid</HTML>