A power company contacted us several months ago for help with a major water ingression issue in their gas turbine lube oil. At some points, the customer was draining up to 30 gallons of free water from a 3,300 gallon reservoir. The water ingression issue was caused by...
rental equipment
Custom, modular dehydration system for turbine lube oil conditioning
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 replacement. After getting application details, we proposed a 20 GPM vacuum dehydrator...
The Fantastic Four – Petroleum Pipeline Pigging Project
I was recently asked by a petroleum logistics company if PFP could assist in a pipeline pigging project. They requested for us to provide an alternative solution to the use of traditional hydraulic fracturing tanks. While devising the specifications for the system, we...
Refinery Receives On-Site Filtration of Jet-A Fuel
We recently received a call from a Refinery in the Pacific Northwest that was dealing with a JET A Fuel quality issue. Specifically, the fuel was failing to meet the required JFTOT specification. After examination of test results, it was found that the 58,000-barrel...
Refinery rental of NEMA 7 vacuum dehydrator
Joe, a rotating equipment engineer, was working at an oil refinery on the East Coast whose primary products produced are gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. He contacted us about a lubrication contamination problem that had recently developed in their hydrocracking...
Success Story: Vacuum Dehydrators and Paper Mills
We received a call from a large paper mill customer who had a high percentage of water in their oil reservoir. They were looking for an immediate solution to reduce their downtime and prevent equipment failures. Before we could offer them a solution to their...
Oil Quality and Our Drum Top Filter System
Last week a large paper mill ordered a second Drum Top Filter (DTF) system and Recirculation Adapter Kit to help with their Oil quality Improvement Program. They had so much success with the first Drum Top Filter System they ordered that you had to get another one....
NGL Filtration – Pipeline Solutions
A customer of ours was commissioning a new NGL distribution line. After gaining an accurate understanding of the application and quality goals, I was able to specify and deliver the appropriate filter vessels and elements within a few days. The most difficult...
Heavy Equipment Service Center – Oil Cleanliness
Achieving target oil cleanliness levels when maintaining and repairing heavy equipment is critical to maximizing component life. Recently we developed a specific plan and provided the filtration components to allow a local company to achieve their oil quality goals...
Filter Vessel Delivers Success for De-Silting Operation on River Barge
Dave contacted me on a Wednesday morning. He was the purchasing manager at a marine services/underwater engineering company. They were awarded the contract for a de-silting operation in a large river in the northeast. They needed to pump silt in to a barge, and then...
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