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http://dx.doi.org/10.9725/kts.2022.38.4.121

Development of an Integrated Oil Purification System  

Hong, Sung-Ho (Dept. of Mechanical System Engineering, Dongguk University-WISE Campus)
Lee, Kyung-Hee (Samyoung Fil-Tech)
Jeong, Nam-Wha (Samyoung Fil-Tech)
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Tribology and Lubricants / v.38, no.4, 2022 , pp. 121-127 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents the development of an integrated oil purification system consisting of moisture removal, oil flushing, and oil filtering devices. In this system, the oil flushing device is combined with a micro-bubble generator. Oil purification is necessary for ensuring the high performance of the lubricant through the efficient removal of contaminants and thus enables good maintenance of mechanical systems. The developed purification system removes moisture, varnish, and solid particles. Moreover, during oil purification, the oil flushing device separates foreign materials and contaminants remaining in the lubricating oil piping or mechanical systems. The microbubble generator, which is combined with the oil flushing device, can separate harmful contaminants, such as sludge, wear particles, and rust, from piping or lubrication systems through the cavitation effect. Moisture is removed using a double high-vacuum chamber, while sludge and varnish are removed via electro-absorption using a high-voltage generator. Additionally, the total maintenance cost of the system is reduced through the use of domestically fabricated cartridge filters composed of glass fiber and cellulose. The heater, which maintains the temperature of the lubricant at 60℃, can process 41,000 L of lubricant simultaneously. Multiple tests confirmed that the proposed integrated purification system exhibits good performance in oil flushing and removal of water and varnish.
Keywords
Lubricant; Oil filter; Oil flushing; Oil purification; Vacuum chamber;
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