 Alfa Laval and Westfalia separators
are used extensively on board ships for the cleaning of
fuel oil and lubricating oil. Out of the three companies
Alfa Laval has by far the biggest share of the market
place and Separator Spares International Ltd prides itself
on its extensive knowledge of their machines.
Fuel Oil Cleaning
Whether they are self cleaning or solid bowl machines the
main objective of the fuel oil separator is to remove both
water and solids from the fuel oil before it enters the engine
via the fuel pumps and injectors. By removal of virtually
all contaminates, wear and premature failure of the fuel injector
system can be avoided.
Lube Oil Cleaning
Cleaning of the lubricating oil system with a separator removes
and reduces the harmful contaminates which enter the oil in
various ways, from leaking cooling systems to the un-burnt
heavy fuel oil residue from incomplete combustion. All of
these play their part in reducing the life of the lubricating
oil. The use of a separator, in stalled in parallel with the
engine lube oil system, helps to remove all of these and prolongs
the life of the engine lube oil system thus reducing wear
and failure of equipment.
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