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 a mechanical cleaning of the tank is carried out, considered a Confined Space. It is important to indicate that during the cleaning we found tools inside the tank (see photo).
Once the cleaning of the tank was completed, and having the approval of the owner, the oil is loaded again under filtration; until reaching the appropriate ISO cleaning code.
A 320 lt/min filtration system was used with 34” long filter elements and β1›1000 (filtration efficiency of 99.9% for particles larger than 1 micron).
It can be seen in the ISO 4406 Code evolution curve how the lubricant cleanliness level was improved from ISO 19/18/14 to ISO 14/13/11. This means that the lubricant oil is delivered with 30 times less particle content. This feature provides a greater probability of correct operation of the turbine, and a longer expected life of the lubricant.
It is also very important to highlight that, due to the Meteorological Alert, we had to change the return route of our technicians, to avoid any risk.
We would like to thank our clients, our suppliers, and our staff for their trust in us, in providing a quality, safe, and environmentally friendly service.
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