CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT FOR OXYGEN SERVICE - AIGA
CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT FOR OXYGEN SERVICE - AIGA
CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT FOR OXYGEN SERVICE - AIGA
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A) Venting<br />
B) Filter<br />
C) Pump<br />
Applications:<br />
Fig. 9. Wash cabin for manual cleaning.<br />
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<strong>AIGA</strong> 012/04<br />
This type of equipment is suitable mainly for intermittent cleaning of small parts where all surfaces can<br />
be directly inspected. Examples are cleaning in connection with repair and maintenance work.<br />
Components cleaned by this method must be carefully checked for a residue from the cleaning<br />
solvent.<br />
5 Auxiliary Equipment<br />
Beside the equipment necessary for the cleaning process, there are also different kinds of equipment,<br />
which decrease the amount of waste and may save a lot of money.<br />
5.1 Particle Removal from Process Liquids<br />
The removal of particles from re-circulating process liquids is essential in order to minimise the wear<br />
on mechanical parts like pumps and valves and to avoid clogging the spray nozzles.<br />
The particles can be removed as sediment from the tanks or by different types of filters e.g. wire<br />
screen filters in the piping system.<br />
5.2 Oil Separation<br />
The lifetime and efficiency of cleaners and rinsing water depends on the maintenance of the original<br />
composition of these liquids. By re-circulating purified process liquids, considerable savings can be<br />
obtained in chemicals, water and waste dumping costs.<br />
The oil in the spent cleaner or rinsing water can exist Fig, free oil or as an emulsion.<br />
Free oil can be separated by means of gravity, by filtration or by adsorption. Examples of equipment<br />
used are oil skimmer, lamella separator, coalescence filter, oil adsorbing bag filter, and propylene<br />
filter.