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EPT - Model SVR RO -Oil Varnish Removal System for Rust & Oxidation Turbine Oil
From the first day, a lubricant is put into service, it begins to accumulate dissolved oxidation by-products – the feedstock of varnish, constraining the life of the oil. These oxidation by-products accumulate until the lubricant has no remaining capacity, forcing any excess into insoluble material. Based on their polarity, this insoluble material is more attracted to metal surfaces, creating solid varnish – a common failure mechanism. In the absence of active lubricant chemistry management, oxidation by-products will accumulate, guaranteeing this failure mechanism will occur. Furthermore, this contamination increases the rate at which additives are consumed, significantly reducing the life of the oil.
SVR® RO is an engineered skid-mounted dialysis-style lubricant conditioning system that manages fluid chemistry full-time, removing oxidation by-products as they are created. Backed by patented ion-exchange technology, ICB® RO, SVR RO eliminates the molecules that should not be in the oil, returning the lubricant to a highly unsaturated condition, forcing any existing varnish deposits to be dissolved back into the oil via chemical equilibrium.
By continuously eliminating the dissolved oxidation material during regular turbine operation, the root cause of varnish is eliminated. The result: the acid number never increases, MPC never increases, and oil performance is consistent throughout its lifecycle. Additive life is also extended as the secondary reactions with accumulated oxidation by-products that would otherwise occur are eliminated, significantly extending lubricant life.
- Utilizes patented ICB® RO ion-exchange filters to remove soluble varnish contaminants at the molecular level preventing the oil from becoming saturated and forming varnish deposits
- Dramatically reduces varnish potential as measured by the Membrane Patch Colorimetry test (ASTM D7843-21)
- Eliminates varnish-related problems in all turbine-system components
- Quickly removes varnish deposits
- Reduces ISO particle-counts
- Manages fluid life with as little as 5% annual top up
- Creates potential for fluid life to be extended for the life of the turbine
- Avoids flushing and related downtime
- Eliminates need for expensive after-market additives
- Engineer approved system designed to facilitate rapid approval and deployment
- Manufactured to ISO 9001 standards
- Very low maintenance and time requirements outside of routine ICB and mechanical filter replacement (results dependent)
- No downtime – SVR can be installed without an outage
SVR RO owners receive a complete support program, including complimentary oil analysis and expert interpretation from our professional and Ph.D. Chemists until the results have been documented. After results have been confirmed, owners are given the option to continue the analysis program for a quarterly fee.