| The oil reservoir (conservator tank) found on | | | | also remove any water vapour. This new |
| industrial and commercial hydraulic, lubricating and | | | | technology positions negative valiant chemistry |
| electrical transformer systems all suffer the | | | | within the filter in such a manner as to cause a |
| common ailment of water. It is well known that | | | | valiant bond to form with any positive valiant H2O |
| water can accumulate in these conservator tanks | | | | molecules that may be passing through with the |
| to contaminate the oil and whether this happens in | | | | air and trapping any water vapour within the filter. |
| a short period or gradually over time the end | | | | These breather systems have demonstrated the |
| result is the same, the equipment suffers from | | | | ability to lower moisture levels in hydraulic oil |
| rust, corrosion and reduced lubrication. | | | | reservoirs to below condensate dew points and |
| Transformers have even been known to explode | | | | offers a replacement for various static-functioning |
| from the loss of dielectric strength in their | | | | silica-gel breathers. These water-removing air |
| insulating oil. To a great degree this problem is | | | | filters perform in a superior manner, as silica-gel |
| caused by the water being condensed from the | | | | breather's efficiencies are limited to approximately |
| humidity in the atmosphere around the | | | | 40% relative humidity environments due to |
| conservator tank that then accumulates in the oil. | | | | silica-gel being a ridged structure incapable of |
| In an attempt to solve this problem and maintain | | | | expansion. |
| "dry" oil in lubricating and hydraulic oil systems, | | | | Silica-gel only holds water as a permeating vapour |
| water-removing oil filters were developed that | | | | that enters under the principal of vapor pressure |
| can remove water from the oil via a flow stream | | | | differentials that may exist between the granule |
| through the filter. However, filtering does not | | | | and its proximate atmosphere. Whereas a spin-on |
| solve the overall moisture problem but only | | | | air filter's superior performance is due to its |
| addresses the water after it is in the oil of | | | | unique water-absorbing structures that are able to |
| transformer systems. In additon, it is difficult to | | | | expand as they accommodate and hold incoming |
| filter oil in transformers as for the most part they | | | | water under hydrogen bonding principals. I have |
| are designed as static reservoirs and do not have | | | | seen numerous examples of spin-on air filters |
| oil flow streams to connect to. What is needed is | | | | being installed and used to lengthen the life of |
| an affordable method of preventing the water | | | | existing silica-gel breathers by as much as 6 |
| condensing from the atmosphere. | | | | months. Hopefully many power generation |
| The cutting edge technology of spin-on air filters | | | | companies will take notice of this new technology |
| solves the problem of water condensing from | | | | and see the cost advantages of spin-on air filters. |
| conservator tank atmospheres. These unique | | | | As a result of their water retention ability these |
| filters have been designed to remove water from | | | | filters will be found much more efficient in |
| an air stream as it passes through the filter and | | | | static-air desiccation of transformer oil |
| when used as a conservator breather system it | | | | conservator tanks. |
| will not only remove particulate from air, but will | | | | |