PARTICULATE CONTAMINANTS

A significant number of tribology studies have been initiated to examine the effects of component design, friction, wear, and contamination, on the life of lubrication and hydraulic systems. These studies have repeatedly shown that:

• Wear is proportional to the amount of contamination in the lubricating fluid.
• Wear will occur whenever the size of the contaminant particles is greater than or equal to the lubricant film thickness.
• Bearing weight loss (an indicator of impending failure) is directly proportional to the contamination concentration is the oil.

Media Technology

For the removal of these harmful contaminants, Porous Media has developed STRATAFORM® high performance microfiber media. STRATAFORM® media features a stratified media matrix resulting in an increasing tapered pore structure, with the largest pores on the upstream side of the media. This allows for true depth loading of contaminants within the media. The result is enhanced contaminant holding capacity when compared to conventional media. Finally, every STRATAFORM® media grade is Beta rated for use in lubrication and hydraulic fluids to enable reliable and predictable fluid cleanliness.

Filter Elements

For use in existing systems, STRATAFORM® media is available as part of Porous Media's UPGRADE SERIES® lubrication & hydraulic filter elements. UPGRADE SERIES® elements combine our proprietary STRATAFORM® media with element configurations that will fit directly into existing, industry standard, filter housings without the need for adapters or costly housing retrofit.

In addition, STRATAFORM® media is also available in Porous Media's GENESIS® coreless lubrication & hydraulic elements. GENESIS® coreless elements combine Beta rated filtration performance with an innovative coreless design. To make element changeout easier, the element support core is semi-permanently installed in the filter housing, the operator simply slides the used element off the core, the new one on, and can quickly return the system to operation. Since the GENESIS® element is coreless, weight and disposal volume are reduced resulting in lower overall operation expenses.

GENESIS® coreless elements come standard in every ULTIDRI™ Oil Dehydration system and in all of Porous Media's lubrication housings. In addition, GENESIS® elements have been also been designed to fit into the majority of the industry standard filter housings. So, it is now possible to upgrade the performance of existing installations.

Housings

For new installations or for adding capacity to existing systems, Porous Media manufactures a variety of filter housing assemblies. All housing are designed to accommodate elements utilizing STRATAFORM® media, either as GENESIS® coreless elements or conventional cored filter elements.

A large portion of lubrication installations are actually in applications operating at less than 150 PSIG. However, in many cases, costly housings rated for significantly higher pressure have been used. As part of the GENESIS® products group, a new line of economical, low pressure aluminum housings is available. These housings have been designed specifically for GENESIS® elements and offer a wide range of flow capabilities. The Series 64 housing utilizes the largest single element design available with more than 140% of the surface area normally found in a conventional 6" diameter by 39" long lubrication element.

Standard Housing Features:

• Anodized Aluminum Materials
• 150 PSIG Pressure Rating
• Quick-Opening V-Clamp Access
• Semi-permanently Installed GENESIS® core
• NPT or SAE Ports
• Internal Differential Pressure Bypass
• Visual Differential Pressure Indication

For medium pressure (up to 600 PSIG) applications and high pressure (up to 3,000 PSIG), additional housings based on industry standard configurations are also available.

For more information, please contact:

Porous Media
Lubrication & Hydraulic Technologies

Phone: 1.800.284.9703

Email: L&HTech@porous.com

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