Aviation/Diesel Fuel Filters And Separators
Mechasol has approved aviation fuel filtration and separation solutions and diesel fuel filtration and separation solutions for mining, heavy equipment industries, rail and marine applications among others. With a wide range of vessels and innovative elements with multiple media options, talk to us to solve your filtration challenge.
Coalescer Separators
Two-stage coalescer separators are the primary defense against fuel contamination by water and dirt. The coalescer separator housings contain both first-stage coalescer and second-stage separator cartridges with no internal moving parts. The product is pumped under pressure to flow through the housing inlet chamber and inside/out through the multi-media coalescer cartridge. This specially developed multi-media cartridge configuration traps and holds minute solid particles to less than one micron, while forcing small water droplets to commingle and grow into heavier, larger drops that fall by gravity to the housing sump area. The cleaned fuel continues to flow outside/in through the second-stage separator cartridges. These separator cartridges strip any remaining water droplets from the fuel allowing only clean, dry fuel to pass.
Mechasol two-stage coalescer separators will continuously remove solids and water contaminants from aviation fuels. Vertical and horizontal housing designs are available with a wide selection of coalescer and separator cartridges to meet specific applications. Housings are designed for easy servicing and low maintenance. All are built to EI 1596 with many standard and optional accessories and connections available to facilitate piping and installation requirements. Mechasol coalescer separators provide a complete system that meets industry standards and individual levels of effluent purity required by commercial airlines, major oil companies and governments, worldwide.
Coalescer Filter Cartridge
Coalescer cartridges are available in two cartridge mounting styles: self-centering rod mount and screw base. The rod mount style has treated metal end caps, while the screw base ends are injection molded, glass-filled nylon. This screw base material offers superior strength and ease of maintenance uniform threads, no shrinkage, no galling and no gasket to recover. A permanently affixed Buna-N gasket seals against the V-type knife edge mounting adaptor to provide a positive seal. It will not separate from the cartridge during installation or change out.
Standard Design Features
• Qualifed to the 6th Edition of EI 1581
• Multi-layered media for increased solids holding capacity
• Ultra-fine solids removal
• Maximum water coalescence
• Balanced cartridge flow characteristics
• Recommended maximum operating temperature: 240 °F (115 ºC)
• Withstands in excess of 75 psi (5.17 bar) differential pressure
• pH range from 5 to 9
• Screw base or open-end confguration
Separator Cartridges
Mechasol separator cartridges are cleanable and reusable.They come in a variety of dimensional and end cap configurations.Mechasol separator cartridges feature a specially developed treated hydrophobic media. This media provides improved separation of fine water drops compared to standard teflon screen. An ultrasonically seamed tube of the synthetic screen is placed around an epoxy coated metal shell, then adhesive bonded to metal end caps with gaskets.
Standard Design Features
• Cleanable and reusable
• Superior water barrier
• Recommended maximum operating temperature:240 °F (115 ºC)
• pH range from 5 to 9
• Designed for balanced flow through cartridge
• Flow direction: Outside to inside
Materials
• Synthetic mesh or teflon coated screen
• Treated metal components for corrosion protection
• Buna-N gaskets
• Other gasket, adhesive and metal materials are available on request
Options
• Automatic air eliminator
• Automatic air eliminator check valve
• Differential pressure gauge or transmitter
• Pressure relief valve
• Manual drain valve
• Sample probes
Clay Treater Housings
Clay treaters are usually placed upstream of a coalescer separator system to remove surface active agents (surfactants), color and additives from jet fuel. These unwanted contaminants may be present in fuel at the processing and refining levels or picked up from various transportation methods such as trucks, ships and pipelines that carry several types of petroleum products in addition to jet fuel. The contaminant compounds will accumulate and disarm the coalescer cartridge and reduce the water coalescing efficiency of the coalescer separator. Clay treatment removes the surfactant compounds, color and additives by adsorption and delivers treated fuel to the coalescer separator while prolonging the life of the coalescer cartridges. Clay treater housings have no internal moving parts. The product flows through the housing inlet chamber and equalizer tube. The equalizer tube evenly distributes product through each clay cartridge.
Particulate Filters Housings
Mechasol filter housings are specifically designed to remove solid particles such as rust, dirt, pipe scale, sand and metal from fuel. They are commonly located ahead of clay treaters and coalescer separators to protect and prolong cartridge life. A single pass through the filter allows clean product to flow downstream.Mechasol filter housings will continuously remove solids from fuel when used with Mechasol standard single, double or triple-length high efficiency filter cartridges. Housings are designed for easy servicing and low maintenance. All are built to ASME Code, Section VIII, with many standard and optional accessories and connections available to facilitate individual installation requirements. Facet filters provide a complete system to meet industry standards and levels of effluent purity required by commercial airlines, major oil companies and governments, worldwide.
Standard Housing Design
• EI 1596 Design & Construction or applicable design code
• Body: Welded carbon steel construction other materials available on request
• ASME Code, Section VIII construction or EN 13445, stamped and certifed
• Designed for 150 psi @ 250°F (10.3 bar @ 121 ºC) — higher pressure and temperature ratings available on request
• Head closures: QOC or T Bolt Closure
• Buna-N closure gasket —other materials available on request
• Exterior: Prime coated
Options
• Automatic air eliminator
• Automatic air eliminator check valve
• Differential pressure gauge or transmitter
• Pressure relief valve
• Manual drain valve
• Sample probes
Particulate Filter Cartridges
Mechasol filter cartridges provide long service life and high solids holding capacity with no unloading characteristics. The filter cartridges remove solids.
Standard Design Features
• 2 , 5 and 10 Micron Cartridges—other Micron ratings available upon request
• Recommended maximum operating temperature: 240 °F (115 ºC)
• Maximum differential pressure: 75 psi (5.17 bar)
• pH range from 5 to 9
• Flow direction: Outside to in Materials
• Carbon steel structural components
• All metal components coated to protect against corrosion
• Standard gaskets are Buna-N—other materials available on request
