Lubrication – Systems – With lubricant treatment means
Patent
1995-07-03
1996-12-10
Look, Edward K.
Lubrication
Systems
With lubricant treatment means
184 624, 210168, 210539, 210519, 95262, 96206, 96220, F01M 110
Patent
active
055822711
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND ON THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method which is suitable for implementation in a circulation lubrication system comprising a lubricating oil tank; pressure pipe lines for supplying oil to parts to be lubricated; return pipe lines for returning the oil from the parts to be lubricated to the oil tank; means for pumping oil into the pressure pipe lines; and adjusting means for maintaining a desired lubrication situation, wherein the flow returning from the parts to be lubricated to the lubricant tank is divided into at least two superimposed flow portions so that the oil flow portion containing air bubbles forms the upper flow portion and the flow portion containing water and heavy particles forms the lower flow portion. The invention further relates to structure provided in a circulation lubrication system.
Circulation lubrication systems are today used widely to lubricate various machines especially when the lubricant is used for cooling the part needing lubrication. An example of the use of circulation lubrication is the lubrication of the bearings of the drying cylinders in paper machines or the lubrication of gas turbines. In both cases the bearings are subject to a thermal load from the outside.
Circulation lubrication is also used when the part to be lubricated creates considerable dissipation power. One example of such applications is the lubrication of gear boxes.
Still another use of circulation lubrication is in cases where the lubricant may get dirty in the part to be lubricated, and it should be possible to reuse the lubricant after cleaning.
A circulation lubrication system usually comprises a pump operated by an electric motor. The pump brings the oil into motion. The output of the pump is usually selected so that it exceeds the required flow rate by 10 to 20%, so that a sufficient operating margin is left for the control of bypass pressure. Oil is arranged to pass through replaceable filters. The filters are often arranged in two groups so that one group can be separated by means of valves and the filters changed without having to stop the entire assembly. An electric or steam-operated heater is often used for further heating the oil. The oil is cooled by a heat exchanger having water or air cooling means. The cooling power is adjusted by a temperate regulator provided for supply oil. The set value of the temperature regulator is often typically about 55.degree. C. Pressure control is often effected by a bypass valve back to the oil tank. Depending on the system, the set values of the pressure controller typically vary between 5 and 20 bar.
Oil is supplied to parts needing lubrication, such as different parts in a paper machine, by means of pressure trunk pipes usually made of a rustproof material. The oil flows in the pipes as a laminar flow, so the pressure drop is small. From the trunk pipes the oil is distributed to a plurality of flow metering boards wherefrom it is divided into rising pipes to be supplied to a number of parts to be lubricated. From these parts the oil is passed through return pipes by utilizing gravitation into collector pipes on the return side. The oil is passed under the influence of gravitation through the collector pipes into the tank of the circulation lubrication assembly. The pipes on the return side are never full of oil. The inclination of the pipes is about 2 to 3% towards the tank of the assembly. Before the tank, the return oil is passed through a coarse-mesh filter. Oil returned into the tank is then again sucked into circulation by the pump. The dimensions of the tank are usually such that the oil stays in the tank for 10 to 50 minutes, depending on the viscosity of the oil.
In the system the tank has several functions for conditioning the oil before recirculation. One function of the tank is to allow air (better described as gas) bubbles contained in the oil to rise to the surface. Air bubbles may increase the liability of the pump to cavitation, and they may deteriorate the lubricant film formed on the part needing lubrication. An
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Look Edward K.
Safematic Oy
Verdier Christopher
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