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Emergency Water Removal Service in Turbine

Lubritech Argentina recently carried out emergency job on a Siemens Steam Turbine of an important Petrochemical Company in the country. Our Company received a request indicating that a customer had an emergency due to high water contamination at its plant. Lubritech contacted the customer, and an urgent mobilization was carried out to be able to […]

27 de November de 2024 by
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09 – Functions of lubricant. Cooling

In this video, we will delve into another of the functions of lubricant and how it is improved when moving from oil level to oil mist lubrication. We analyze in detail the function of cooling or removing heat. The differences between both lubrication methods are notable, as far as the function of removing heat is […]

13 de November de 2024 by

HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTRATION OF A COMBINED CYCLE GAS TURBINE IN CATALONIA

At the end of October, Sicelub Ibérico, our company in Spain, carried out an intervention in an important Combined Cycle Power Plant in Catalonia. We intervened on a gas turbine. We drained the lubricating oil from the main tank, approximately 23,000 liters, into an external tank, where a high efficiency filtration is carried out, while […]

7 de November de 2024 by
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08 – Lubricant Functions. Particle Removal.

In this video, we are going to delve into another of the lubricant’s functions and how it is improved by moving from oil level to oil mist lubrication. We analyze in detail the function of removing particles. When we have an oil bath, it is easy to notice that any dirt or wear particles present […]

5 de November de 2024 by
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07 – Functions of lubricant. Lubrication

In this video, we will delve into one of the functions of lubricant and how it is improved by moving from oil level to oil mist lubrication. Lubricating oil has different functions, among the most important we highlight lubricating, cleaning or removing particles, cooling, and protecting against corrosion. We analyze the lubricating function in detail. […]

30 de October de 2024 by
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06 – Stray Mist.

Here we will discuss the possibility of dispersed or stray mist during the application of the technology. Although there are completely closed mist lubrication systems, some applications were carried out with open systems, and it is possible that there is stray mist in the environment during the application. It is very important to note that […]

22 de October de 2024 by
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05 – Oil Mist Application to each equipment

This fragment shows in detail how oil mist is applied to the different bearings of centrifugal pumps. The mist that is transported by the main header reaches a manifold, from where different tubings can be derived with application to different points. In these derivations, reclassifiers are installed, which are devices specially designed to significantly increase […]

15 de October de 2024 by
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04 – Oil Mist Lubrication Systems

In this video we can see in a summarized way what a mist lubrication system is like. We see the Oil Mist Generator Console, which is a cabinet with an oil tank, and two mist generators, one main and one auxiliary. This console has no moving parts to generate the mist; and it only works […]

10 de October de 2024 by
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03 – Why pumps fail?

In this video we will see what the root causes of failures in centrifugal pumps are. Failures due to bearings and mechanical seals are the most important as contributors to negatively impacting the reliability of centrifugal pumps. Within the failures due to bearings, the greatest impact is the presence of particles in the lubrication. Throughout […]

1 de October de 2024 by
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02 – Room for improvement

This section compares the MTBF of centrifugal pumps in different industries and regions of the world, to visualize the opportunity for improvement. Remember that the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) measures the frequency of failures or interventions in centrifugal pumps. This KPI is used to compare both the availability and reliability of a mechanical element. […]

24 de September de 2024 by