Written by Stephen Ansell, Operations Manager at AME.
A Safety Guide
Air oil separators are used to remove the lubricating oils from air compressors. Oil is generally introduced into the system to lubricate the compressor screws. This oil then needs to be captured and returned to be reused, leaving compressed air free from lubricant oil.
The oil is retrieved through a process called coalescence, “co,” meaning together, and “alescence,” from the Latin word alescere, meaning to grow. The principle requires the suspended minute ...
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