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 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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