A power customer reached out for help with an oil quality problem. Their original Bowser turbine lube oil conditioning system was no longer functioning properly and was in need of [ read more ]
12,000 gallons of Turbine Reservoir Oil filtered during 2-day outage
Here we are back again with some more notes from the industrial filtration field… This time a power generation facility in central Pennsylvania needed their turbine reservoir oil cleaned during [ read more ]
Flew On-Site to Flush Lube Oil in P&W Gas Turbines
A small power generation company in the Midwest contracted us to perform lube oil flushes on two Pratt & Whitney gas turbines. After some discussions with their team, and determining [ read more ]
Power-Gen Purges Particulate from Turbine Oil
We recently found out about a power generation company on the East Coast that needed a temporary filtration system to remove water and particulate contamination from turbine oil. They were [ read more ]
Notes From the Field: Matt Reports Another Flushing Success Story
One of our utility suppliers called us with the need to transfer oil from one holding tank to another holding tank. Tank “A” was filled with approximately 2,200 gallons of [ read more ]
Another “Green” Filtration Victory on Top of a Wind Tower
Over the past few years we’ve been getting many more inquiries from wind farms. One day recently I received a call from Jim, the lead mechanic at a wind farm [ read more ]
How Dirty Diesel Fuel Can Endanger Lives at a Hospital
How can dirty fuel endanger lives at a hospital? Well, if there is a power outage, how does the hospital keep its equipment running in case of an emergency? Like [ read more ]
Purify Power Turbine Lube Oil with a Vacuum Dehydrator
Do you ever encounter particulate or water contamination at your power plant? A power facility in Canada had been renting a 50-GPM vacuum dehydrator from us to purify the oil [ read more ]
Made in the USA: Wartsila Engine Lube Oil Filter
Are you making sure to buy your filter elements and systems from a domestic source? One of our recent customers was a power plant that was operating multiple Wartsila natural [ read more ]
Wind Turbine Adventure to Flush Gearbox Hydraulic Oil
Have you ever been to a wind farm? It’s amazing! Recently, my filtration adventures brought me (and Matt) on a road trip to a wind farm in a rural area… [ read more ]