Independant Tests | Deutz diesel power test (duo 1000 ) | Efficiency to remove free water, currently the number one cause of engine failure SABS TEST on efficiency on coalescing to remove water on a single pass
A study was undertaken comparing iCerMax ™ to leading brand filtration media. Below the results demonstrating the quality and value of the ICERMAXTM solutions.
Ceramic Depth Media Filtration
- Inherent characteristics – solid depth filtration
- Wear resistant and chemical resistant; handles severe pressure variances and hammering effects
- IFTS laboratory tested to 7.8 bar (Differential Pressure)
- Media low resistance to flow or differential pressures as uniform porosity minimizes pressure drops across the filter and resistance to flow.
Paper & Synthetic Media
- Inherent media flaws – flexing, unload, channelling
- Time equation to failure – flow rates and capacity dependant
- Media integrity questionable at 1.2 bar – 2 bar (Differential Pressure)
- Dust/ Dirt/ Particle Migration
- ISO spiking occurs upon the cartridge replacement / changing intervals
Dirt Particle Contamination – “Liquid Sandpaper”
- Captured and retained within solid “Rock Matrix” depth media
- Media integrity permanently Solid therefore will restrict Flow before eventually blocking
- Holding capacity – dirt remains in filter due to high structural integrity. Media porosity can be customized during manufacture to suit required flow rates, micron ratings & “DP” requirements
- Flexible media – inherent & problematic for sustainability
- Media compromise – no differential pressure indication
- “Achilles Heel”- dirt retention is unsuccessful when paper / synthetic media compromises. Contaminants then migrate / flow through the filtration system with no reliable alertness of the contamination hazard
Water Contamination – Increasing Contributor to Failures
- Utilises three proven water coalescing principles in combined offering to enable market leading, water separation solution
- Sustainable – neither collapses nor deteriorates. No medium’s sensitivity to free water or particle dirt. Remains constantly effective
- Minimal maintenance and running costs
- Medium’s efficiency deteriorates and compromises due to capacity constraints or sheer volumes of free water
- Media collapse or saturated by dirt or water
- Absorption media – very limited capacity and creates flow restriction
- High maintenance costs due to cartridge based methodology and regular change out
Ensured Sustainable Cleanliness Levels
- Standard test sample point fitted after filter system. We live up to our claim of sustainability – test any time, any place!
- “Sustainable Capture Efficiency”- very high collapse strength
- Reliable Filtration Monitoring – system sensors reflect actual real time status of filtration process
Service Intervals Dated (Historic Data)
- Dirt simply passes through – on any of the above scenarios
- Typically used outside its design flow parameters and dirt holding capacities
- Differential pressure indicators – gauges & springs are inaccurate and unreliable on any of the above media, due to lack of media integrity
Visible Fuel Inspection
- Verify water and particle diesel contamination through visual water trap technology
- Added benefit of water trap is alertness of fuel particle contamination levels, being visible dirt’s correlation to non-visible dirt levels
- Identify paraffin / black diesel and other fuel mixtures keeping supplier honest i.e: permanent policeman
No Visual Inspection
- Systems do not allow clear permanent inspection
- No visual inspection – allowing for “blind“ fuelling, no water indication or other pseudo-fuel mixtures
- DCurrent glass tube – level indicators are ineffective (basically a ‘dipstick’)
Multi-stage Filtration Philosophy
- Utilises metal strainers and bag filters – ceramic medium and 3 water separation media technologies arranged, cost effectively, according to solution requirement
Single-pass Philosophy
- Lower cleanliness efficiency
- Same filter capture and retain all levels of contamination
- High risk of sporadic contamination bursts
Lower Running Costs per Litre – Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Lower filtration cost per litre considering ISO level(s)
- Sustainable cleanliness levels ensured
- Lower downstream material operational costs – breakdowns, utilisation, life-cycles.
- Fuel systems customised to client’s contamination profile
- No ‘Expiration’ on media shelf life, however recommendation of 4 years and 1 year use
- No corrosion risk in the filtration system
- Maintenance cost higher due to frequent changing of both water
and particle cartridges to obtain a measurable cleanliness level - Black hole filtration – material hidden costs down stream
- Directly affect operations’ efficiency, bottom line profitability. Cleanliness levels are sporadic, impacting on asset utilisation and equipment running costs
- Higher fuel consumption, injector failures / wear, total engine failures, logistics and asset utilisation
Independant Tests
Leading world independent test centre IFTS, where all the “leading brands in filtration” are tested
Below is the actual test screen as per IFTS in France, a world renowned independent test facility, which illustrates that our iCerMax™ simply is a superior filtration medium that sets new market standards in sustainable efficiency in filtration.
- Determination of Filtration efficiency and the retention capacity in diesel fuel
- According to SAE J 1985 Single pass test
- Online particle counting by light extinction
Please note that at 7.8 bar there is absolute no medium compromise and there is a 98.54 % efficiency at ≤4 micron.
Efficiency unmatched when 245 699 particles less than ≤ 5 micron is injected on a single pass and only 3515 particles passes through. This is simply in a league of its own.
Normal fuel filtration mediums, even synthetic, would have been compromised even at a third of these extremes. iCerMax ™ offers excellent initial filtration efficiency and will ensure sustainable cleanliness levels throughout its entire lifecycle. It offers insurance against third party fuels. As demonstrated above the ceramic medium offers total sustainable cleanliness level surety. With the advancement of equipment technology and the associated running costs thereof, intermittent filtration is very costly and directly affects various areas of your business.
Deutz diesel power test (duo 1000 )
Deutz Dieselpower neither approves nor disapproves the use of any product manufactured, sold or specifically recommended by Deutz AG.
Deutz AG & Deutz Dieselpoer are not in a position to evaluate the suitability of their potential effect of the many third party products available in the market. Use of any such products on a Deutz engine is at the discretion of the end-user or equipement owner who implemented the use of such product & any problems resulting from the use of the product will not be covered under Deutz warranty.
Deutz Dieselpower cannot guarantee the operation of a thrid party product. A guarantee of the system must be obtained from the supplier.
The Equipment-Due water trap filter was tested on a Deutz BF6L914C engine at low idle & at high idle. The following results were obtained:
| Pressure | Before Filter | After Filter | Filter restriction |
| Idle | 0.2 Bar | 0.18 Bar | 0.02 Bar |
| High Idle | 0.022 Bar | 0.02 Bar | 0.02 Bar |
| Suction Pressure | |||
| Idle | 0.3 Bar | 0.15 Bar | 0.15 Bar |
| High Idle | 0.5 Bar | 0.2 Bar | 0.3 Bar |
Deutz will allow the use of the iCerMax water trap filter on our engines without affecting the warrenty, providing that the use of such a product does not affect the technical specifications stipulated by Deutz. However this filter is too big to fit onto an underground mining machine. Any performance problems or failure caused by any products not maufactured or sold by Deutz will not be warrantable by Deutz Dieselpower.
Efficiency to remove free water, currently the number one cause of engine failure SABS TEST on efficiency on coalescing to remove water on a single pass