In 2006, an automatic lube oil filtration system with an automatic backflushing filter and a centrifuge for railway engines was already presented at the ASME spring technical conference in Aachen. The technical benefit of a centrifuge compared to a cartridge filter is the ability to collect smaller particles.
The power to drive the centrifuge comes from the engine oil pressure. This engine oil pressure is dependent from the engine speed. Many operating profiles of locomotives are showing low engine speed and load e.g. while waiting in switchyard and under arctic weather conditions the engines keep idling even during “downtime”. Under those conditions a centrifuge is ineffective or even out of operation.
Volume Subject Area:
Engine Design and Mechanical Development
Topics:
Lubrication,
Railroads,
Engines,
Filters,
Pressure,
Arctic region,
Downtime,
Filtration,
Locomotives,
Particulate matter,
Springs,
Stress
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