Oil Filter Research Articles

Influence on centrifugal force control in a self-driven oil purifier

The use of lubrication oil is of many purposes and one among them is to drive the engine mounted on a ship. Hence the supply of clean lubrication oil is important. And an oil purifier is one of key components in marine diesel engines. At present, the element type full-flow oil filter has been widely used for cleaning the engine oil. The self-driven centrifugal oil purifier is a device which is used to remove the impurities in lubrication oil using a jet flow. The flow characteristics and the physical behaviors of particles in this self-driven oil purifier were investigated numerically and the filtration efficiencies were evaluated. For calculations, a Computational Fluid Dynamics method is used and the Shear Stress Transport turbulence model has been adopted. The Multi Frames of Reference method is used to consider the rotating effect of the flows. The influence of centrifugal forcehas been numerically investigatedto improve filtration efficiency of tiny particles. As a result of this research, it was found that the particle filtration efficiency using the only center axis rotating and outer wall rotating system are higher than that of the fully rotating system in the self-driven oil purifier.

Oil filter modification for biodiesel–fueled engine: A pathway to lubricant sustainability and exhaust emissions reduction

The widespread use of biodiesel in internal combustion engines promotes frequent lubricant drain intervals which in turn affects lubricant sustainability and engine performance. In this research two endurance tests were carried out to evaluate the novel approach of strong base oil filter with palm biodiesel (PME) fueled single-cylinder diesel engine. The effects of strong base filter on lubricant rheology, piston ring/cylinder wear losses, engine performance and exhaust emissions were investigated. The results of long duration engine testing showed that the strong base filter improved the lubricant’s physical and tribological characteristics. Tribo-testing, using high stroke reciprocating test rig, proved that the mechanical energy losses due to piston ring-cylinder interaction were reduced significantly. Finally, the engine performance and exhaust emissions analysis for strong base filter testing showed an improvement in engine performance, average decrease of 2.78% in carbon monoxide (CO) emissions, 7.18% reduction in hydrocarbon (HC) emissions and 3.3% reduction in smoke opacity at full load engine conditions.

Effects of electrode and filter element shapes on characteristics of charge injection type of electrostatic oil filter

Abstract This paper reports on an improvement of the filtration speed of charge injection type of electrostatic oil filter. Numerical simulations of the ion drag flow field and electric field are performed to compare the charge density distribution, ion drag flow pattern, and electric field strength distribution for different electrode and filter element shapes. Filtration experiments are conducted and the experimental results are discussed in relation to the simulation results. It is shown that the numerical simulations used in this study can contribute in predicting a better structure for electrostatic oil filters.

Preparation and Oil Filtration Properties of Electrospun Nanofiber Composite Material

In this paper, PVA electrospun nanofiber was prepared on the surface of three different automobile engine oil filtration materials including polyester nonwoven, glass fiber nonwoven, and cotton pulp filtration paper. It was found that the substrate of cotton pulp filtration paper and the nanofiber layer had better adhesive effect. Then we A comparison of fiber diameter, pore diameter, filtration accuracy and pressure drop between the cotton pulp paper and nanofiber composite filtration material was then made. The results show that the nanofiber composite material had smaller pore diameter and filtration accuracy, higher pressure drop, and better oil filtration property. Additionally, the difference of pressure drop between the substrate and nanofiber composite material increased with increasing flow rate of experimental oil. The goal of this paper was use the electrospun nanofiber in the automobile engine oil filtration.

Self-driven one-step oil removal from oil spill on water via selective-wettability steel mesh.

Marine oil spills seriously endanger sea ecosystems and coastal environments, resulting in a loss of energy resources. Environmental and economic demands emphasize the need for new methods of effectively separating oil-water mixtures, while collecting oil content at the same time. A new surface-tension-driven, gravity-assisted, one-step, oil-water separation method is presented for sustained filtration and collection of oil from a floating spill. A benchtop prototype oil collection device uses selective-wettability (superhydrophobic and superoleophilic) stainless steel mesh that attracts the floating oil, simultaneously separating it from water and collecting it in a container, requiring no preseparation pumping or pouring. The collection efficiencies for oils with wide ranging kinematic viscosities (0.32-70.4 cSt at 40 °C) are above 94%, including motor oil and heavy mineral oil. The prototype device showed high stability and functionality over repeated use, and can be easily scaled for efficient cleanup of large oil spills on seawater. In addition, a brief consolidation of separation requirements for oil-water mixtures of various oil densities is presented to demonstrate the versatility of the material system developed herein.

Research on the Application of the Running Transformer Filtering Oil Device

The key issue for the oil filter product sand operating status of the transformer oil filter, and in-depth research, based on the research and development of the transformer oil filtering device charged. Charged transformer oil filtering device structure includes an external oil circulation system, internal purification systems and automatic control and protection system of three parts. The device has also explained the conventional oil filter and oil filter charged two modes, when conventional oil filter modes election, workflow is identical with ordinary oil filter; If you choose to live oil filtering mode, you need to set the control variable range and start monitoring and adjustment, transformer oil filtering method has been put live field application, its efficiency and reliability of the actual verification.

Investigation of Filtration of Aliphatic Base Oil with Vibratory Shear Enhanced Process in Mechanical Actions

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Recovering bioactive compounds from olive oil filter cake by advanced extraction techniques.

The potential of by-products generated during extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) filtration as a natural source of phenolic compounds (with demonstrated bioactivity) has been evaluated using pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) and considering mixtures of two GRAS (generally recognized as safe) solvents (ethanol and water) at temperatures ranging from 40 to 175 °C. The extracts were characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to diode array detection (DAD) and electrospray time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-ESI-TOF/MS) to determine the phenolic-composition of the filter cake. The best isolation procedure to extract the phenolic fraction from the filter cake was accomplished using ethanol and water (50:50, v/v) at 120 °C. The main phenolic compounds identified in the samples were characterized as phenolic alcohols or derivatives (hydroxytyrosol and its oxidation product), secoiridoids (decarboxymethylated and hydroxylated forms of oleuropein and ligstroside aglycones), flavones (luteolin and apigenin) and elenolic acid derivatives. The PLE extraction process can be applied to produce enriched extracts with applications as bioactive food ingredients, as well as nutraceuticals.

The Property of Automobile Engine Oil Filtration Material and the Development of New Filter

The main purposes of this paper are to research the structure and property of commonly used oil filtration materials on the basis of the hierarchical cluster method and to develop new filter material. For this objective we selected ten different oil filtration materials and made a comparison of their filtration properties. In addition, the hierarchical cluster method was used to classify these ten oil filtration materials into three different categories. Objective classification results in the case of data matrix of different properties had a rather accurate result, which was almost consistent with the result of subjective classification. It was found that three different kinds of filtration material had different structures and properties in practical application. In addition, the results indicate that the filtration property of the new filter developed on the basis of hierarchical cluster analysis was very close to the first material.

The Oil Filtration Properties of Porous Nonwoven

A porous nonwoven was developed to research the filtration properties of clean oil and suspension. The experimental results confirm that the pressure drop increased with increasing flow rate of clean oil. And the permeability coefficient of the material increased first and then decreased as the flow rate increased, while the specific resistance showed an opposite trend. Comparing experimental results with theoretical calculations based on the porous nonwoven, we concluded that the pressure drop of two theoretical expectations were smaller than experimental values. In order to reduce the error we revised the theoretical equation and made a comparison; the result show that the two curves had a better match.. Additionally, a great influence of the quality of particles on filtration property was found. The pressure drop and specific resistance of the suspension increased with an increase in the the number of particles in the oil, while the permeability coefficient showed a decreasing trend.

Mathematical Modeling and Methodic Scale‐up for Efficient Filter Apparatus Development

AbstractIn many filtration applications, process parameters vary considerably due to differing boundary conditions. To develop a new filter apparatus, consequently the whole bandwidth of possible scenarios has to be considered for a fully functional real‐scale design. In order to reduce experimental efforts, analytical and numerical methods can be useful. For dimensioning of a new design apparatus for lube oil filtration in large diesel engines, a methodic approach could be developed with a mathematical model for the characteristics of the clogging process. With this method, all possible operative settings can be easily simulated and the experimental effort is considerably reduced.

Preparation and filtration property of hemp-based composite nonwoven

Different hemp-based mono-layer and composite nonwovens were prepared to study the oil filtration properties and to select better product for practical application. Hemp/cotton spunlaced nonwoven, hemp/viscose spunlaced nonwoven, hemp/viscose spunlaced nonwoven impregnated polyacrylic adhesives, hemp woven fabric, and PA6 nanofiber collected on the surface of hemp/viscose spunlaced nonwoven were prepared to make a comparison of filtration properties. Then, two-layer/multi-layer composite nonwovens were also prepared to make a comparison of filtration properties and to research the effect of layer number on thickness, weight, mean pore diameter, maximum pore diameter, air permeability, filtration accuracy, and pressure drop. Lastly, the comparison of filtration properties between commonly used oil filtration two-layer/multi-layer composite nonwovens and our new two-layer/multi-layer composite nonwovens was respectively made to choose a better product for application. The results indicated that composite nonwoven which contained a two layer structure of hemp/viscose spunlaced nonwoven layer and PA6 nanofiber layer had better filtration properties for practical application.

A new extraction approach to correct the effect of apparent increase in the secoiridoid content after filtration of virgin olive oil

In the current study, a new approach has been developed for correcting the effect that moisture reduction after virgin olive oil (VOO) filtration exerts on the apparent increase of the secoiridoid content by using an internal standard during extraction. Firstly, two main Spanish varieties (Picual and Hojiblanca) were submitted to industrial filtration of VOOs. Afterwards, the moisture content was determined in unfiltered and filtered VOOs, and liquid–liquid extraction of phenolic compounds was performed using different internal standards. The resulting extracts were analyzed by HPLC-ESI-TOF/MS, in order to gain maximum information concerning the phenolic profiles of the samples under study. The reduction effect of filtration on the moisture content, phenolic alcohols, and flavones was confirmed at the industrial scale. Oleuropein was chosen as internal standard and, for the first time, the apparent increase of secoiridoids in filtered VOO was corrected, using a correction coefficient (Cc) calculated from the variation of internal standard area in filtered and unfiltered VOO during extraction. This approach gave the real concentration of secoiridoids in filtered VOO, and clarified the effect of the filtration step on the phenolic fraction. This finding is of great importance for future studies that seek to quantify phenolic compounds in VOOs.

On a multiscale approach for filter efficiency simulations

Filtration in general, and the dead end depth filtration of solid particles out of fluid in particular, is intrinsic multiscale problem. The deposition (capturing of particles) essentially depends on local velocity, on microgeometry (pore scale geometry) of the filtering medium and on the diameter distribution of the particles. The deposited (captured) particles change the microstructure of the porous media what leads to change of permeability. The changed permeability directly influences the velocity field and pressure distribution inside the filter element. To close the loop, we mention that the velocity influences the transport and deposition of particles. In certain cases one can evaluate the filtration efficiency considering only microscale or only macroscale models, but in general an accurate prediction of the filtration efficiency requires multiscale models and algorithms. This paper discusses the single scale and the multiscale models, and presents a fractional time step discretization algorithm for the multiscale problem. The velocity within the filter element is computed at macroscale, and is used as input for the solution of microscale problems at selected locations of the porous medium. The microscale problem is solved with respect to transport and capturing of individual particles, and its solution is postprocessed to provide permeability values for macroscale computations. Results from computational experiments with an oil filter are presented and discussed.

Engine Fault Diagnosis Based on Improved BP Neural Network with Conjugate Gradient

As a typical reciprocating engine power machinery, complex structure determines its failure brings about the complexity and diversity, it shows the uncertainties of operating environment, system noise and sensor accuracy, and engine fault diagnosis accuracy rate is reduced, taking into account the limitations of traditional BP neural networks, improved BP algorithms include statistical algorithms, additional momentum method, variable learning rate method and conjugate gradient method are studied. Finally, the engine is as an example, engine fault diagnosis experimental system is set, the vibration signals are measured in the normal state, left one and right six cylinders off the oil and air filter blockage in the load of 2565Nm, and the speed of 1500r/min, 1800r/min and 2200r/min. The test and analysis by comparing above mentioned methods indicate it is verified the superiority improved BP neural network with the conjugate gradient method.

Effects of Heavy Metals from Petroleum Pollutions on Carbonate Surface Sediments of the Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf is a tectonic intra-continental sediment basin in which 40% of global oil and gas trade carries out and is a rich oil and gas resource. Persian Gulf area is about 236000km2 that is one of the largest marine habitats including corals, sponges, crabs, fishes, clams, scaphpoodas, cephalopodas, foraminiferas, echinodermatas, ostracodas and bryozoas. some of them live in seabed sediments of Persian Gulf and their footprints of are still available and visible on the sediments. This study aimed to identify the effects of oil filters, drilling platforms and ship traffics on seabed sediments. we used 240 surface sediment, Sampled Sea cruise named (MG-2008-PG Cruise) within six fractions and sedimentary components were studied during morphoscopic and morphometric tests by Binocular Microscope as well as Electron Microscope in some cases. Chemical synthesis carried out with chemical analysis with ICP instrument and organic material proportion determination by Rock-Eval device. Results indicate that the effect of pollution in Persian Gulf has endangered fauna environments and absorption by shells has changed skin color to red, grey, and black. Some shells have deformed and lost their ornament. In addition, pollution has led to change the color of ooids. It identified that black color was due to existence of hydrous iron sulfide, organic materials, and oil pollutants. the source of elements could rather be from organic sources such as oil.

The Numerical Simulation for Engine Oil Filter Shell

For the complex shape and difficult forming of engine oil filer shell, this paper aims to do research on stamping technology and mold of engine oil filer shell. Based on the calculation and analysis of the forming technology according to its characteristics,the forming process is optimized, which includes 6 steps: blanking and drawing, re-drawing, 3rd-drawing, reshaping, beading and trimming, punching and flanging. Then for the importance of multi-drawing process, the numerical simulation of the multi-drawing process has been carried out by using the Dynaform software. The results show that the good piece of the oil filter shell can be drawn from sheet material through the 6 steps one by one. Finally, according to the results the molds are designed.

Gas Turbine Engines Lubrication System Design

There are many reasons for having a lubricant within the engine besides that of reducing friction. However scrupulously clean the engine is maintained, there will always be a small amount of dirt or impurities that find their way inside. That dirt must be removed before it can cause damage to bearings or block small oil passageways. The oil can be used to keep the engine clean by carrying dirt to the oil filter where it is strained out and where it remains until replacement of the filter. The majority of the bearings within the engine are manufactured from steel, a metal which would soon oxidize itself if it were not prevented from doing so by a liberal coating of oil, thus the lubricant will also minimise corrosion inside the engine.

Preparation and oil/air filtration properties of hemp paper

The hemp root bast paper is innovatively prepared to research the oil filtration properties and air filtration properties for practical application. It can be found that beating degree and weight both have great influence on air permeability, pore diameter distribution, oil/air penetration and oil/air filtration efficiency of hemp paper. The oil filtration efficiency of hemp papers for 0.33 µm particles is 99.7%–99.975% and air filtration efficiency for 0.26 µm NaCl aerosol particles is 99.942%–100%. Through comparison of oil filtration properties and air filtration properties with commonly used automobile engine oil/air cotton paper filtration materials, it can be found that hemp paper has the smaller thickness, weight, mean pore diameter, porosity and oil/air penetration, while the better oil/air filtration efficiency and higher pressure drop. Due to the higher filtration efficiency of hemp papers and green, biodegradable, sustainable resources of hemp plants in the case of environmental requirements, the pilot trial hemp paper automobile engine oil filter is successfully manufactured. The results indicate that hemp papers have better oil/air filtration properties than cotton paper in practical application. We hope that such an attempt will be helpful for practical application of hemp paper and meet the needs of domestic market for filtration materials. Furthermore, it can enlarge the application field and increase the added value of hemp.

Preparation of a polyimide nanofiltration membrane for lubricant solvent recovery

ABSTRACTPolyimide (PI) membrane has been proven to be an efficient approach for solvent recovery. However, the inherent fragility of the PI membrane limits the range of separation conditions and process economics. In this study, copolyimides were synthesized from 3,3′,4,4′‐benzophenone–tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) and 4,4′‐biamino‐3,3′‐dimethyldiphenyl–methane (DMMDA) by chemical imidization in a two‐step procedure. Then, a PI nanofiltration (NF) membrane was prepared through a phase‐inversion process for solvent recovery from lube oil filtrates. The results indicated that the immersion of the PI (BTDA–DMMDA) NF membrane in a 1,6‐diaminohexane/ethanol crosslinking agent solution carried on the chemical crosslinking modification, which could effectively improve the solvent resistance of the NF membrane. Moreover, the addition of inorganic salt in the polymer solution further enhanced the solvent resistance and pressure resistance of the membrane, which was favorable for the solvent recovery. The lubricant rejection was above 93%, and the solvent flux was about 30 L m−2 h−1 with the NF membrane prepared in optimum conditions, and this membrane showed great potential for future development in the application of solvent recovery from lube oil filtrates. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 40338.