ACTUAL SITES
GEOGRAPHICAL CHALLENGES
APPLICATION CAUTIOUS
Diesel filtration for Transport & Forklift fleet is not "copy & paste". This applies to Country and Site Applications. Each application is unique in a number of ways.
THE ENGINEER
PROXY
Diesel & Oil filtration design blueprints is not solely the responsibility of the sub-contractor. Insight from a specialist is strongly suggested.
PROLONGED STORAGE PERIODS
Transporters located in regions with limited supply, particularly those in harsh environments, often have prolonged periods of fuel and oil storage. Microbial growth is very common.
HIGH USAGE APPLICATIONS
For Transporters & Forklift fleets with high fuel usage, conditioning is essential before transfer. This involves ensuring high-speed and high-volume efficiency in filtration. The rule of "3x" applies.
QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
The challenge of quality and availability persists in regions struggling with access to quality AdBlue, HVOs, bio-diesel, and oils. Inbound or receiving is a critical risk area.
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RECEIVING / INBOUND
Here are some reasons why you are at risk of receiving contaminated diesel:
- Supplier might have refueled on an empty contaminated tank which agitated microbial growth or put water in suspension.
- Your receiving tank has existing contamination that continues to affect fuel that is delivered.
- No breather filters fitted that eliminates water and dirt ingress while mitigating the condensation process.
- Investigating each case or each delivery is not an ethical or feasible option.
KIDNEY / POLISHING / CYCLING / TANK LAUNDERING
Here are some reasons why you are at risk of circulating contaminated diesel:
- If there is existing contamination from Fuel transferred to storage from ‘receiving’, then contamination will be present in storage tank(s).
- Depending on the contamination level, this would block and compromise typical filters with low holding capacity.
- Standard bulk filtration product media will swell, tear and fail. This will bypass the filter and enter the Engine. Resulting in an expensive lesson…
- Investigating each case or each delivery is not a feasible option.
TRANSFER
Here are some reasons why you are at risk of transferring contaminated diesel:
- Fuel delivered to your site and unloaded into your tank(s) may be contaminated due to several reasons.
- If there is existing contamination from Fuel transferred to storage from ‘receiving’, then contamination will be present in storage tank(s).
- If this is the only point where a filtration unit is fitted, then it would be under strain due to the contamination mix and level from ‘Receiving’ and ‘Storage’. This is a compounding effect on imminent bypass into the engine.
- Standard bulk filtration product media will swell, tear and fail under standard conditions. Adding higher flow, vibration, pulsating or pressure to this scenario and contamination will bypass the filter and enter the Engine. Resulting in an expensive lesson during downtime.
- In the scenario where a low capacity filter is fitted on transfer, power generation interruption may occur due to filter cartridge the replacement service.
- Investigating each case or each delivery is not a feasible option.
LAST LINE DEFENCE
Here are some reasons why you are at risk of overlooking contaminated diesel:
- Where there is no Day Tank installed supplying the generator, then the risk increases due to supply fed from larger storage tanks.
- If there is no resilient filtration at ‘receiving’, ‘transfer’ or ‘kidney’, then engine failure is imminent, unfortunately. With the only last resort option to have a last line defence system that would enable filter cartridge changeouts live during operation.
- Standard bulk filtration product media will swell, tear and fail. This will bypass the filter and enter the Engine. Resulting in an expensive lesson…
- Investigating each case or each delivery is not a feasible option.
- If there is existing contamination from Fuel transferred to storage from ‘receiving’, then contamination will be present in storage tank(s).
- If this is the only point where a filtration unit is fitted, then it would be under strain due to the contamination mix and level from ‘Receiving’ and ‘Storage’. This is a compounding effect on imminent bypass into the engine.
ONBOARD PRE-FILTER
Here are some reasons why you are at risk of overlooking contaminated diesel:
- Although there is an OEM filter fitted on the generator, this does not provide an adequate safeguard. This is due to engine technology becoming less forgiving while contamination is ever evolving.
- If there is no resilient filtration at ‘receiving’, ‘transfer’ or ‘kidney’, then engine failure is imminent, unfortunately. With the only last resort option to have a last line defence system that would enable filter cartridge changeouts during live operation.
- Where there is no Day Tank nor filtration installed supplying the generator, then the risk increases due to supply from larger storage tanks.
- Fuel delivered to your site and unloaded into your tank(s) may be contaminated due to several reasons.
- Investigating each case or each delivery is not a feasible option.
BREATHER FILTERS
Here are some reasons why you are at risk of receiving contaminated diesel:
- Depending on the geographical location, tanks storing diesel are characteristically effected by their environment.
- Temperatures, atmospheric pressures and humidity differs from day to night, everyday, over changing seasons. This causes a ‘breathing’ effect and subsequently turning vapour into liquid. The liquid then coalesces after grouping with other droplets, gets heavier and runs down tank wall into diesel.
- Water in the tank increases the rate of microbial growth.
Diesel On Site Design Blueprints & Commonly Overlooked Risk Areas...
Diesel fuel can get contaminated through various means. Physical environmental factors such as rainwater seepage, condensation, and coalescing are some primary influences. Additionally, contamination problems can arise from issues like tainted or adulterated diesel, insufficient filtration, poor maintenance, and neglect.
Fuel injection, replacing carburetors in the 1980s, has enhanced engine performance. The system, managed by the vehicle’s computer control unit, adjusts fuel delivery in real time based on various factors for optimal efficiency.
THE RISKS THAT TRANSPORT & FLEET MANAGERS ARE CHALLENGED BY...
Engine Technology is becoming perpetually less forgiving while diesel contamination is ever evolving.
Advanced tier injectors can fail on a 10 micron water droplet which is approximately the size of a “red blood cell”.
EURO 4 to EURO 6 engines are particularly affected, with low volume water in suspension causing total injector failures.
There are 6 Risk areas that need to be considered to mitigate downtime.
Engine Technology vs. Diesel Contamination
Diesel fuel can get contaminated through various means. Physical environmental factors such as rainwater seepage, condensation, and coalescing are some primary influences. Additionally, contamination problems can arise from issues like tainted or adulterated diesel, insufficient filtration, poor maintenance, and neglect.
Fuel injection, replacing carburetors in the 1980s, has enhanced engine performance. The system, managed by the vehicle’s computer control unit, adjusts fuel delivery in real time based on various factors for optimal efficiency.
