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The future of lubricant purification is here

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Authorized Master Representative

• This is ‘dialysis for lubricants’
• By purifying lubricants, Orbitron extends its usable life and

protects the operating systems (pumps, turbines, generators, manufacturing equipment, mills, etc.)

• With Orbitron technology, equipment degradation caused

by varnish and sub-micron foreign contamination can be significantly reduced or eliminated Orbitron Companies has developed and patented a unique and revolutionary technology that purifies lubricating fluids used in the mechanical operating systems used in a wide variety of industries

The Orbitron Mission Statement:

To provide the most advanced electrostatic oil filtering technologies to our clients, to help them to cut costs, increase productivity by extending the life

• f their lubricants and operating equipment; as well

as help them meet their environmental protection goals.

Orbitron Power Generation Example

Turbines

About Us: Orbitron has developed and patented a unique and revolutionary product which significantly acts upon lubricating fluids, thus extending the usable life of the lubricants. By utilizing this process in a variety of industrial systems, the degradation occasioned by varnish, water, and sub-micron foreign contamination can be significantly reduced or eliminated entirely. This innovative technology is being utilized around the world in multiple applications and is helping end users to cut costs and increase productivity. Orbitron prides itself

• n creative marketplace solutions, commitment to cutting-edge technologies and superior customer service.

Company Mission Statement:

To provide the most advanced electrostatic oil filtering technologies to our clients, to help them to cut costs and increase productivity by extending the life of their lubricants.

The future of lubricant purification is here

Advancements in combustion turbines have made them the technology-of-choice for new power generation projects for the past two decades. The advancements, however, place higher demands on turbine oils. Elevated operating pressures and temperatures, advancements in seal technology, preventing oil leakage, and smaller reservoir sizes have created new lubrication challenges and problems.

The future of lubricant purification is here

In addition to water and contaminants that can greatly reduce the effectiveness of lubricating systems, one of the growing lubricant problems with combustion turbines is varnish accumulation originating from thermal and oxidative oil degradation. Some POTENTIAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS of varnish in turbine systems include:

• Reliability problems with control valves,
• Performance problems with heat exchangers,
• Premature filter and strainer plugging,
• Advanced wear rates on bearings and valves,
• Reduced heat transfer, resulting in the lubricant’s inability to cool

bearings because the varnish acts like an insulator, and

• Catalytic effects on the deterioration of the turbine oil.

The future of lubricant purification is here

The bottom line is: varnish build-up can significantly increase maintenance costs and may result in system failure and unplanned outages.

The future of lubricant purification is here

The currently available solution for removing varnish from turbine lubrication fluids can be divided into three categories:

• Chemical cleaning/flushing
• Adsorption method
• Electrostatic purification.

Varnish Removal Technologies

The future of lubricant purification is here

The chemical cleaning/flushing method for removing varnish utilizes cleaning chemicals that are typically circulated through the system to dislodge varnish from components. These chemicals soften and dissolve the insoluble materials, and the flushing action suspends the hard deposits in the fluid, which are then removed with the fluid when it is drained from the system. This process is usually performed for several hours or several days, depending on the system size and the extent of the varnish build-up on components.

The future of lubricant purification is here

Chemical cleaning/flushing

Once the flush and chemical treatment is completed, the system must be flushed again with an appropriate flushing fluid to remove residual chemicals and to ensure no contamination finds its way into the new lubricating oil. Although this process is more intensive, it does allow for quicker removal

• f varnish deposits, especially in a large system. It also requires close monitoring and entails lost

production due to the turbine being out of operation.

The future of lubricant purification is here

Chemical cleaning/flushing

• The cost of the chemicals
• The cost of the flushing
• The cost of the new lubricants
• The cost of old lubricant disposal
• The cost of downtime (Lost revenue in a steam or

gas turbine plant is estimated between $50,000 and $100,000 per day. In a nuclear plant the cost can reach $1 million per day).

Associated costs with chemical cleaning/flushing:

The future of lubricant purification is here

The future of lubricant purification is here

Adsorption method

The Adsorption method utilizes adsorbent media (Depth Media) with a large surface area and high void volume, relatively low fluid flux and in some cases an electro-chemical affinity for varnish

• precursors. Many materials can be used as adsorbents, including compressed cellulose, cotton

linters and macro-porous media such as resin beads, Fuller’s earth, activated carbon, etc. The technology is effective at removing contaminants that are in suspension, but not those that are in

• solution. Depth media is an effective solution for removing varnish causing degradation by-products

when the oil is cool and the contaminants are suspended. It has significantly reduced performance when the oil is in an operating system and the temperature is greater than 40oC. Care needs to be taken such that the filter is not allowed to increase the temperature after collecting some varnish materials, otherwise the varnish will be “pulled” back into the warmer fluid. The adsorption method is a slower process than chemical cleaning or electrostatic purification.

The electrostatic method, operating in kidney-loop mode off the main tank, subjects the fluid to an electrical field, which causes the varnish precursors to charge and agglomerate into larger particles that are then captured by a filter mat or attracted to a charged, disposable surface. There are several designs based on variants of the electrostatic charging principle to accomplish this

• goal. The electrostatic-type devices are reported to remove varnish precursors from the fluid phase,

and as the fluid is cleaned up, soft varnish deposits from surfaces are re-entrained in the fluid and removed, thus resulting in the cleaning up of deposits accumulated over a period of time.

The future of lubricant purification is here

Electrostatic Purification:

• The cost to purchase or lease the unit
• Periodic filter change
• No costly downtime

Associated costs of electrostatic purification:

The future of lubricant purification is here

The Orbitron 3000 provides a cost effective alternative to expensive chemical cleaning/flushing and inefficient electrostatic filtering competitors for lubricant maintenance.

The future of lubricant purification is here

Orbitron Electrostatic Lubricant Filtration & Purification

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