Filtration Handbook Filtration and Flushing Strategy

Filtration Handbook
Filtration and flushing strategy
Content
Introduction.................................................................................................. 5
Purpose of this Paper.................................................................................... 5
Definitions and Standards........................................................................ 6
ISO 4406................................................................................................. 6
NAS 1638............................................................................................... 6
Cleanliness requirement ISO 4406 versus NAS 1638................................... 7
Fluid Maintenance......................................................................................... 8
From ISO 4406 Code 23 to ISO 4406 Code 16 after first pass ...................... 8
Filling New Oil to Tank................................................................................... 9
How to define a filter?............................................................................ 10
Cleanliness Requirement............................................................................. 11
General Flushing Conditions........................................................................ 11
Use of Flushing Equipment.......................................................................... 11
Treatment of Tank........................................................................................ 13
Treatment of Pipes and Additional Installations............................................. 13
New improved flushing procedure for ME installations.................................. 18
Topping-up of Main Tank............................................................................. 19
Temporary Filters......................................................................................... 20
How to define contamination level............................................................... 21
Guide to Contamination Control.................................................................. 22
Filtration Ability of ME filter........................................................................... 24
Summary.................................................................................................... 25
Filtration Handbook
Introduction
Purpose of this Paper
The exacting tolerances in todays hy-
It is vital that hydraulic system installa-
draulic systems require tight control of
tions are carried out in accordance with
the system contamination.
the best practices, as described in this

paper.
Experience has shown that impurities

found in the system originate from the
This will prevent difficulties during start-
installation and from new oil.
up of the equipment and reduce the

risk of suffering damage to the system.
If not removed, particles will cause

damage to valves, pumps and bearings
By following the guidelines given in
and, eventually, lead to malfunction of
this paper, a quicker and more efficient
the system and increased wear on the
flushing process is achieved.
hydraulic components.
To avoid the above and reduce flushing
time to a minimum, the whole system
must be absolutely clean before filling
up with oil and starting up the engine.
Definitions and Standards
ISO 4406 chart
MAN Diesel & Turbo specifies the international ISO 4406 standard to be used
when defining the quantity of solid par-
Number of particles per 100 mI

Range number
More than
Up to and including
24
8,000,000
16,000,000
ticles in the fluid used in a given hydraulic power system.

ISO 4406
The scale numbers are allocated according to the number of particles per
100 ml of the fluid sample. A step ratio of generally two, as given between
the upper and lower limits for the number of particles per 100 ml, has been
adopted to keep the number of scale
numbers within a reasonable limit and
to ensure that each step is meaningful,
see Table I.
NAS 1638
The concept of the code can be seen
in Table II. It is based on a fixed particle size distribution of the contaminants over a size range of >5 to >100
microns. From this basic distribution, a
23
4,000,000
8,000,000
22
2,000,000
4,000,000
21
1,000,000
2,000,000
20
500,000
1,000,000
19
250,000
500,000
18
130,000
250,000
17
64,000
130,000
16
32,000
64,000
15
16,000
32,000
14
8,000
16,000
13
4,000
8,000
12
2,000
4,000
11
1,000
2,000
10
500
1,000
250
500
130
250
64
130
32
64
Table I: The ISO 4406 standard is a decisive tool defining the quantity of solid particles in the fluid in
MAN Diesel & Turbo installations
series of classes covering clean or dirty

levels has been defined. The interval
between each class is double the contamination level, see Table II.
Class
15-25
25-50
50-100
>100
125
22
250
44
500
89
16
1,000
178
32
2,000
356
63
11
4,000
712
126
22
8,000
1,425
253
45
16,000
2,850
506
90
16
32,000
5,700
1,012
180
32
64,000
11,400
2,025
360
64
128,000
22,800
4,050
720
128
10
256,000
45,600
8,100
1,440
256
11
512,000
91,200
16,200
2,880
512
12
102,400
182,400
32,400
5,760
1,024
Table II
Filtration and Flushing strategy
Maximum particles/100 ml in specified size rang (m)

5-15
Cleanliness requirement
ISO 4406 versus NAS 1638
The recommended standard for definition of oil cleanliness level is ISO 4406.
If NAS 1638 is used, the number of particles in a 100 ml sample larger than 6
and/or 14 microns must be within the
range specified by the ISO 4406 code.
Cleanliness level required for ME-System -ISO 4406 Code xx/16/13
ISO 4406 Code 16 range.min 32.000.max 64.000 particles > (5)6 microns
NAS 1638 Code 7 38.924 particles > 5 microns

NAS 1638 Code 8 max 77.849 particles > 5 microns
ISO 4406 Code13 rangemin 4.000..max 8.000 particles > (15)14 microns
* Number of particles dened for 100 ml sample

**max 64.000 particles > (5)6 microns = (5) microns acc. to ISO 4406(1987-1999), 6 microns acc. to ISO 4406 (1999
Fig. 1: ISO 4406 vs. NAS 1638 - cleanliness level required for ME/ME-C engines
Fluid Maintenance
All fluid stored in sealed containers or delivered from an oil company must be filled
through a filter cartridge with a filtration ability of 6 (beta) = 200.
Beta ratio: example of filtration ability, valid for particles > 6 microns

8,000,000 particles > 6 microns at filter inlet
6 = ------------------------------------------------------ = 200 6 = 200

40,000 particles > 6 microns at filter outlet
From ISO 4406 Code 23 to ISO 4406 Code 16 after first pass
New oil is dirty!
Filtration ability of lter cartridge Beta6=200
Main tank
Expected Cleanliness
Level min. ISO 4406
Code xx/16/13
Filter Unit
Filter cartridge Beta6=200
Filtration ability:
From ISO 4406 Code 23 to Code 16
Oil delivered from
the Oil Company
ISO 4406 Code 23
ISO 4406 Code 16
Oil delivered from

the Oil Company
Fig. 3: Filtration ability of filter cartridge: 6 = 200
Example of contaminants amount to be removed

The table below can be used to define the filter-cartridge dirt and contaminants capacity
ISO 4406 Code xx Code xx
Max. contaminants amount to be removed in cm3/1000 litres oil tank
Code 23 to Code 16 for particles > 6 microns (new oil at delivery date)
17.1
From Code 19 to Code 16 for particles > 6 microns
1.0
From Code 16 to Code 13 for particles > 14 microns
6.6
Table III
Filtration and Flushing strategy
Filling New Oil to Tank
Example: How to choose the correct

filter cartridge size.
Tasks:
Equipment needed:
19 to ISO 4406 Code 16 for particles
Filter element: 0250 DN 6 BN/HC /-V
Filtration time: 48.000/200 = 240
> 6 microns.
To be cleaned from ISO 4406 Code
Contaminants > 6 microns to be removed, i.e. 48
Oil amount of 48,000 litres must be
min 4 hours.
= 48
Pump equipment (flow): 200 l/min.

12
x 1.0
cm3
cm3
moved to hydraulic tank.
m3
Final cleanliness level: ISO 4406

Code 16 (for particles > 6 microns).
m3/h

Fig. 4: Data
for filter element

Element
specifications

Filter
surface
area W/HC

IV:

Table

Table V:
How to define a filter?

The following parameters are decisive
for a filter definition:
oil flow
system pressure
pressure drop
operating viscosity
filtration ability.
Minimum requirement of cleanliness level ME Hydraulic System
ISO 4406 chart
ISO 4406, Code 4/6/14

Particle > 14 microns
This corresponds to a quantity interval of:
Range
number
Number of particles
per 100 mI
More
than
Up to and
including
24
8,000,000
16,000,000
23
4,000,000
8,000,000
22
2,000,000
4,000,000
21
1,000,000
2,000,000
20
500,000
1,000,000
19
250,000
500,000
18
130,000
250,000
17
64,000
130,000
16
32,000
64,000
15
16,000
32,000
14
8,000
16,000
13
4,000
8,000
Number of particles > 4 microns, cleanliness code omitted
12
2,000
4,000
Number of particles > 6 microns from 32,000 to 64,000 in 100 ml sample.
11
1,000
2,000
10
500
1,000
250
500
130
250
64
130
32
64
Number of particles > 14 microns from 4,000 to 8,000 in 100 ml sample.
Fig. 5: Filtration requirement for ME/ME-C/ME-B
10 Filtration and Flushing strategy
Cleanliness Requirement
Use of Flushing Equipment
The cleanliness level of oil used for
For filling and topping up, always use
flushing must, as a minimum, be ac-
a filter cartridge with a filtration ability
cording to ISO 4406 Code xx/16/13.
of 6 = 200.
When the oil cleanliness level in the
For flushing, a filtration ability of mini-
tank is according to the above, flushing
mum 10 = 75 is needed, however, MAN
of the main engine and ME-system can
Diesel & Turbo recommends a filter with
be performed in parallel.
a minimum filtration ability of 6 = 75.
General Flushing Conditions
For
Preheat the oil to a temperature of 60-
called off-line filters, a minimum
65 degrees Celsius.
filtration ability of 6 = 75 is recomend-
additional
flushing
filters,
so-
ed, and a minimum filtration ability of

To ensure a sufficiently turbulent flow in
10 = 75 is needed.
the system, the oil flow velocity must,

as a minimum, reach a Reynolds num-
Use of ME-filter for flushing is recom-
ber higher than 3000, see also Fig. 6..
mended. Backflushing oil must be returned to a separate backflushing tank
Formula for calculating the Reynolds
and then back to the main tank via a 6
number:
= 200 filter cartridge.
(VD)
Re = _____

1000
MAN Diesel & Turbo recommends use

of a purifier during flushing. A portable
Re Reynolds number
vibrator or hammer can be used on the
outside of the lube oil pipes to loosen
kinematic viscosity (cSt)

V flow velocity (m/s)
D inner pipe diameter (mm)
impurities in the piping system.

It is also recommended to circulate oil
Example:
through the system at maximum pump
Reynolds number
3000
Inner pipe diameter
300 mm (0.3 m)
Oil viscosity
capacity, but not higher than the maximum capacity of the filters.
112 cSt
The nomograms shown in Fig. 6 can be
Calculation of minimum flow velocity:
V=
( _____
Re)
________
1000
= 1.12m/s
D
used for estimation of the flow velocity

required to reach a Reynolds number
higher than 3000.
Calculation of minimum pump flow:

3
(PI)
Q = D2 ___
4 1.12 3600 = 285 ___
mh
Filtration and flushing strategy 11
Flow
(l/min)
Flow needed for Re = 3000 at 112 cSt
12,000
10,000
8,000
Min. flow via Ru inlet 6,185 l/min
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
Flow velocity
(m/s)
7,000
150
250
350
450
550
650
Pipe diameter (mm)
Flow velocity needed for Re = 3000 at 112 cSt
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
Min. flow velocity via Ru inlet 0.86 m/s
1,000
0
50
Fig. 6: Flow/flow velocity nomograms
150
250
350
450
550
650
Pipe diameter (mm)
Treatment of Tank
Cleaning of the oil tank
face must be treated with a de-scaling
Each single surface of the tank, hori-
New or repaired components are often
agent. If rust is found, the inner surface
zontal and vertical, must be cleaned as
the carriers of contamination. Before
must be treated with de-rust agent.
described below:
final assembly, this built-in contamina-
Use compressed air to remove small
tion must be removed from the blocks,
particles from the surface. Degrease all
any slag (and other impurities) after
pipes, oil tank and any other compo-
pipes using grease-dissolving liquid.
welding must be removed mechani-
nents prepared for use in the system.
Pipes that have been treated with acid
cally
are to be neutralised or washed in a com-
clean all visible impurities
treat scale on the surface with a de-
Treatment of Pipes and Additional

Installations
scaling agent
Hydraulic pipes should only be weld-
Cleaned areas must be protected with
if rust is found, treat the surface with
ed if absolutely necessary. If so, each
an anti-rust agent immediately after be-
de-rust agent
welding point must be placed so that
ing cleaned, so as to provide protection
use a vacuum cleaner to remove
mechanical removal of any welding slag
until the system is filled up. The agent
small particles from the surface and
is possible.
must be of a type that can be mixed
corners
bination of cleaning/neutralising agents.
with lubricating oil.
wash the surface with grease-dis-
All pipe dimensions larger than 25 mm
solving liquid.
(externally) should be fitted with flanges
When a pipe is treated with an internal
if possible. The flanges and pipes must
protection agent, open connections
Cleaned areas must be protected with
always follow the requirements of the
must be blanked off (remember to re-
anti-rust agent immediately after they
class.
move all temporary gaskets and plugs,
have been cleaned, so as to provide
before assembly).
protection until the system is filled up.
All cut surfaces must be ground, and
The agent must be of a type that can
the inner surface must be smooth. Any
be mixed with lubricating oil.
slag (and other impurities) must be

removed mechanically. Clean all visible impurities. Scale on the inner sur-
Contermination found in clean oil tank

Fig. 2: Empty hydraulic oil tank
Step I
filter cartridge with a beta rating of

6 = 200
Filling of the oil tank (on the test bed,

at shipyard, on board)
filter rating in accordance with Multi
Use a filter unit for filling and simultane-
Pass Test ISO 16889 defined for an
ous cleaning (filtration during filling):
operating viscosity of 100 cSt and a

pressure drop of dP = 0.15 bar.
Filter position as close as possible to storage/main tank
Main tank
Expected cleanliness level min.
ISO 4406 Code xx/16/13
Filling unit
Filter cartridge ltration ability: 6 = 200:
From ISO 4406 Code 23 to 16 after one pass.
Sample point assembly (minimess):

Always vertical position and connected to upper part of pipe
Fig. 7: Hydraulic oil tank filled
Step II
Oil cleanliness improvement in the
existing tank
Flush pipes and additional installations,
and use additional filter 6 = 200 to
minimise flushing time.
Main tank
Expected cleanliness level
min. ISO 4406 Code xx/16/13
RU
Filter inlet
Filter outlet
Pipe
219,1 x 6,3
MAN temporary lter arrangement
Flow control valve

Max. pressure difference between
lter inlet and lter outlet 2.2 bar
Self-cleaning lters backushing

line connected to separate
backushing tank
Dirty backushing oil can only be moved

back to the main tank via a lling unit or
lter arrangement equipped with a lter
cartridge of 6 = 200
Fig. 8: Cleanliness improvement in the existing oil tank, flushing of pipes and additional installations (test bed, shipyard, on board)
Step III
Flushing of shipyard installations
(piping)
MAN Diesel & Turbo recommends use
of an additional filter for parallel filtration to reduce flushing time. A separate
backflushing tank is also needed.
Main tank
RU
Through the shipyard

installations
Filter inlet
Filter outlet
Pipe
219,1 x 6,3
Flow control valve

Fig. 9: Preventing hydraulic failures, flushing on the test bed and at the shipyard

backushing tank

Step IV
Engine flushing
Main tank
RU
Through the shipyard

installations
Filter inlet
Filter outlet
Pipe
219,1 x 6,3
Flow control valve


backushing tank

Fig. 10: Flushing of engine on the test bed and at the shipyard
New improved flushing procedure for

ME installations
then directing the main lube oil flow
After this period, the ME lube oil flow
through this filter.
can be switched back to run through
The time required to clean the ME sys-
the main filter (Pos. 106) for normal en-
tem to ISO 4406 Code xx/16/13 clean-
The
liness level, can be greatly reduced by
must be applied on all new installations
fitting a filter cartridge with a filtration
on the test bed, during quay trial and
This solution is time saving for the crew
ability of minimum B6 = 16 and B14
sea trial, and for the following 14 days
and has no negative effects on the ser-
= 100 to the ME redundancy filter and
after that.
vice life of the redundancy filter.
above-described
configuration
gine service running.
Filter outlet after rst pass => ISO 4406 Code xx/15/9
POS. 103
POS. 107
-POS. 106
POS. 105
Use of lter cartridge with

ltration ability of minimum
B6=16 and B14=100 in redundacy lter
POS. 108
POS. 103
POS. 101
Lube oil inlet 1
Lube oil inlet - 2.2 bar
Filter inlet - ISO 4406 Code xx/19/15

Backushing oil to purier
Backushing oil to purier

Air inlet - 7 bar
Fig. X: Flushing through ME redundancy filter fitted with a high-filtration ability filter cartridge
Topping-up of Main Tank
As mentioned, this is not only important
bearings and, eventually, will lead to
Valid on test bed and for installations
to prevent difficulties during start-up,
malfunction of the systems.
in service
but also when topping up the main tank
All fluid delivered from an oil company
for installations in service.
filling equipment, the rules described in
must be filled through a filter cartridge

with filtration ability of B6 (beta) = 200.
For installations without the necessary
Unlimited topping-up of the main tank
the following must be observed.
without the above filter will result in

increased wear of valves, pumps and
Number of particles
(in 100 ml sample)
1,000,000
Topping of tank MC
No. of particles acc. to ISO 4406
(max in 100 ml sample)
900,000
No. of particles > 6 microns at start

point (max in 100 ml sample)
800,000
700,000
No. of particles > 6 microns after

topping (max in 100 ml sample)
600,000
500,000
No. of particles allowed ISO 4406

Code 17, (max in 100 ml sample)
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2
Oil added (in % of total oil amount)
Fig. 11: Installations in service, max. 3% of tank capacity per day
Number of particles
(in 100 ml sample)
Topping of tank ME
250,000
240,000
230,000
220,000
210,000
200,000
190,000
180,000
170,000
160,000
150,000
140,000
130,000
120,000
110,000
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
No. of particles acc. to ISO 4406

(max in 100 ml sample)
No. of particles > 6 microns at start
point (max in 100 ml sample)
No. of particles > 6 microns after
topping (max in 100 ml sample)
No. of particles allowed ISO 4406
Code 17, (max in 100 ml sample)
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

1 1.1
Oil added (in % of total oil amount)
Fig. 12: Installations in service, max. 1% of tank capacity per day
Temporary Filters
FIVA
main valve
A temporary filter with a mesh size of 3

microns can be used between the FIVA
main valve and the FIVA pilot valve, and
also the HPS pump and the pilot valve
for pump control. However, the filters
must be removed after sea trial.
When using these filters, the cleanliness level of the ME system oil can be
according to ISO 4406 Code xx/17/14.
FIVA
pilot valve
Temporary filter to be removed after sea

trial and returned to the engine builder
Fig. 13: FIVA unit with temporary filter
10
Pilot Spool Feedback [mA]
In 2010, the same type of Hydac sandwich filter (3 microns) was installed for
12
testing in service for two months on

ELFI B3-45. The test result was positive
with no performance change recorded.
Main Spool
Feedback [mm]
Hydac Sandwich Filter on ELFI-B3-45
-4
0 0,06 0,12 0,18 0,24 0,30
Seconds
Fig. 14: The Hydac sandwich filter has been tested successfully without any performance change on
ELFI-B3-45 at the MAN Diesel & Turbo research centre in Copenhagen
How to define contamination level

Quick method
A filter diaphragm with all contami-
Vacuum
pump
nants from a 100 ml sample must be

prepared. The recommended sample
point position is diagram Pos. 340 or
Pos. 425.
Sample bottles should be clean to
reduce the interference of contaminants from the bottles. Use the bottles
cleaned and validated in accordance
Sample
bottles
Solvent
Membran
containers
with ISO 3722 and BS 5540.

Using a vacuum pump, a representative sample of hydraulic fluid, usually
100 ml, is drawn from the 70C preheated system through a 47 mm diameter laboratory membrane filter disc
with a filter mesh size of 1.2 microns.
Fig.15: How to collect contaminants for examination
All contaminants larger than 1.2 micron

are collected on the surface of the filter
disc. Residual sample fluid is washed
from the filter disc using a suitable solvent filtered through a 1.2 micron filter
mesh, and the membrane filter disc is
transferred to a suitable protected container.
Compare a view on a prepared filter
diaphragm with the comparator picture with the same magnification. Use
of a comparator book for this analysis
is recommended.
The method described is a decisive tool
for onsite system fluid analysis. This
method cannot determine the exact
particle count, but allows you to estimate the cleanliness level.
Fig. 16: Filtration on ME/ME-C/ME-B engines
For documentation, particle counting

can be ordered from a local laboratory.
Guide to Contamination Control

When the engine is delivered in several
Guide to System Contamination Control
parts, flushing of the engine at the shipyard is needed.

Engine builder
Dismantling of ME parts before sending
Sub-supplier
to yard
During dismantling of the ME-system,
Cleaning of main tank
open connections must be hermetically

sealed using rubber seals and blind
flanges. In this way, flushing of ME
parts at the yard can be avoided.
Filling of the oil tank + oil cleaning

(use of the lling leter recomended)
Cleaning of pipes and new installations

Engine ushing
ME-system, ow cleaning
(use of ME lter necessary)
Shop test
Fig. 17: Flushing at the shipyard
When the engine is delivered finishassembled, flushing of the engine at
Guide to System Contamination Control
the shipyard can be avoided. However,

flushing of shipyard installations is al-
Shipyard
ways required.
Filling of shipyard installations

(use of additional lter recommended)
Engine delivery
in several parts
Engine delivery complete

Engine ushing avoided
ME system cleaning avoided
Engine ushing
(use of additonal lter
recommended)
ME parts delivery in one part
ME system cleaning avoided
Quay trial
Fig. 18: Flushing of shipyard installations only
Filtration Ability of ME filter

Filtration ability for particles
> 6 microns
Metal fibre fleece can remove min. 55%
of particles larger than 6 microns for
every pass through the filter.
Filtration ability for particles
> 14 microns
Metal fibre fleece can remove min 95%
of particles larger than 14 microns for
every pass through the filter.
Fig. 19: Filtration ability of ME filter
Example: ISO 4406 Code xx/xx/19,

max 500,000 particles > 14 microns
(500,000 (500,000 x 0.95)) = 25,000
ISO Code 15.
ISO 4406 Chart
The oil cleanliness level for particles >

14 microns will be improved from ISO
Number of particles per 100 ml

Range number
4406 Code 19 to Code 15 after first

pass through the ME filter.
Table VI
More than
Up to and including
24
8,000,000
16,000,000
23
4,000,000
8,000,000
22
2,000,000
4,000,000
21
1,000,000
2,000,000
20
500,000
1,000,000
19
250,000
500,000
18
130,000
250,000
17
64,000
130,000
16
32,000
6,4000
15
1,6000
32,000
14
8,000
16,000
13
4,000
8,000
12
2,000
4,000
11
1,000
2,000
10
500
1,000
250
500
130
250
64
130
32
64
Summary
The starting point for every filtration and
flushing strategy is that all new oil is
dirty. The proper cleaning and flushing
of hydraulic systems is therefore vital to
ensure reliable and longterm operation
without unexpected downtime of the
system for maintenance and repair.
MAN Diesel & Turbo recommends following the standards and guidelines
described in this paper, so as to achieve
the best possible system condition on
low speed MAN B&W two-stroke diesel
engines.
This includes application of the ISO
4406 standard and use of the proper
filter cartridges for filtration and the
proper filters for flushing. Furthermore,
it is important to monitor the cleanliness
level of the oil by means of onsite fluid
analyses, in order to be able to control
the level of contamination.
All data provided in this document is non-binding. This data serves informational
purposes only and is especially not guaranteed in any way. Depending on the
subsequent specific individual projects, the relevant data may be subject to
changes and will be assessed and determined individually for each project. This
will depend on the particular characteristics of each individual project, especially
specific site and operational conditions. Copyright MAN Diesel & Turbo.
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Filtration and flushing strategy

Filtration and flushing strategy

Purpose of this Paper

The exacting tolerances in todays hy-

It is vital that hydraulic system installa-

draulic systems require tight control of

tions are carried out in accordance with

the system contamination.

the best practices, as described in this

Experience has shown that impurities

This will prevent difficulties during start-

installation and from new oil.

up of the equipment and reduce the

If not removed, particles will cause

By following the guidelines given in

and, eventually, lead to malfunction of

this paper, a quicker and more efficient

the system and increased wear on the

flushing process is achieved.

Filtration and flushing strategy

Definitions and Standards

ISO 4406 chart

Number of particles per 100 mI

ticles in the fluid used in a given hydraulic power system.

series of classes covering clean or dirty

Filtration and Flushing strategy

Maximum particles/100 ml in specified size rang (m)

Cleanliness level required for ME-System -ISO 4406 Code xx/16/13

NAS 1638 Code 7 38.924 particles > 5 microns

NAS 1638 Code 7 max 6.924 particles > 15 microns

NAS 1638 Code 8 max 13.849 particles > 15 microns

* Number of particles dened for 100 ml sample

Filtration and flushing strategy

New oil is dirty!

Filtration ability of lter cartridge Beta6=200

ISO 4406 Code 23

ISO 4406 Code 16

Oil delivered from

Example of contaminants amount to be removed

Max. contaminants amount to be removed in cm3/1000 litres oil tank

From Code 19 to Code 16 for particles > 6 microns

From Code 16 to Code 13 for particles > 14 microns

Filtration and Flushing strategy

Filling New Oil to Tank

Example: How to choose the correct

19 to ISO 4406 Code 16 for particles

Filter element: 0250 DN 6 BN/HC /-V

Filtration time: 48.000/200 = 240

To be cleaned from ISO 4406 Code

Contaminants > 6 microns to be removed, i.e. 48

Oil amount of 48,000 litres must be

Pump equipment (flow): 200 l/min.

moved to hydraulic tank.

Final cleanliness level: ISO 4406

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