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Fuel & Oil Filtration LaboratoryLaboratory CapabilitiesFuel
& Oil Filtration Laboratory - Data Sheet #1724FACILITIES
OVERVIEW & MISSION
The Dinius Product Development Laboratory at Velcon, is one of
thecompanys most important assets. Numerous state of the art fuel
and oilltration products have been developed and qualied here. They
include thewidest range of fuel ltration products available to the
aviation industry. Thelab is located in a 9,000 square foot
facility at our headquarters facility inColorado Springs, Colorado,
and is the largest indoor jet fuel testing lab inthe world.Its
missions include:
New product developmentQualication testing to the highly
demanding requirements of civil andmilitary aviation fuel ltration
specicationsQuality conformance testing of raw materials and nished
products tosupport our manufacturing operationsAnalysis of
customers uid samples to determine the best clarication
methodTesting lter cartridges returned from the eld
These missions are carried out by a well qualied Technical
Services team consisting of two product development engineers and
the supportof three test technicians. This core group is aided by
other engineering and marketing functions throughout the company.
Decades ofcumulative experience are focused on our missions.The
testing facility consists of three main labs: jet fuel,
industrial/utility, and the analytical lab.JET FUEL FILTER LAB AND
AVIATION PRODUCT TESTINGTo meet the critical requirements of the
aviation industry, two separatecomputer-instrumented test loops
gauge our products ability to removewater and dirt from jet fuel.
One loop is equipped for full-scale tests up to2,500 gpm. The other
loop is suitable for single element tests up to 150 gpm.These loops
are designed to comply with the latest editions of jet fuelltration
and separation specications including:
EI Publication 1581EI 1583 Specication for Absorbent-Type
ElementsMIL-F-8901MIL-M-81380 (AS) Fuel Monitor
SpecicationMIL-PRF-52308J Filter Coalescer Element
SpecicationMIL-PRF-32148 Filter Separator Elements Naval
Shipboard
Two sets of clay lters, micronic lters, and lter/separators are
used, along with a fuel storage capability of 45,000 gallons.
Refrigeratedheat exchangers, additive blending tanks, large pumps,
and a wastewater treatment system are also present. A custom, state
of the art dataacquisition system is included to handle the data
gathering tasks.In addition to the test loops, a separate open
coalescing tank is used for visual examination of coalescing
performance, and a burst chamberfor determining cartridge burst and
collapse strength.INDUSTRIAL AND UTILITY PRODUCT TESTINGVelcon
products are also used in a wide variety of industrial uid
claricationapplications. Our industrial product development focuses
on problem solving:innovating a cost eective solution to a
customers specic problem andapplying it to related industries. The
unique Aquacon water absorbing lterelements evolved as a result of
this approach.In addition, a line of products is specically
targeted to clarify electricalinsulating oil. The focus here is to
remove sub-micron carbon particles andwater to low ppm levels.A
signicant portion of the Velcon test facility is dedicated to
industrial andutility product development with the following
equipment available on-site:
Burst Chamber for determining cartridge burst and collapse
strengthMultiPass Filter Test Stand for precisely evaluating
particle removaleciency and contaminant capacity of industrial
ltersInsulating Oil Filter Test Stand to determine water and carbon
removal and characteristics of cartridges used in dielectric
oilclaricationDierential Pressure Test Stand to study the eects of
varying oil viscosities on lters
ANALYTICAL LABORATORYThe Analytical Lab houses a wide range of
capabilities to support jet fuel ltertesting, in-house quality
control, and industrial and utility lter testing. Inaddition,
customers uid samples are analyzed to determine the bestltration
solution.Key equipment includes:
FTIR (Fourier Transform-InfraRed) Spectrometer analyzes both
liquidand solid materials, using infrared light to determine
molecularcomposition. (pictured at right)Micro-Separometer for
determining the MSEP (WSIM) of fuel perASTM D3948Tensiometer for
measuring interfacial tension (IFT) per ASTM D971Analytical
Balances for measuring gravimetric contamination perASTM 2276Test
Cell with Electrometer for measuring electrical conductivity
perASTM 2624Titrator for determining water content (Karl Fischer
method) perASTM D1744Breakdown Voltage Tester for measuring
insulating oil dielectricstrength per ASTM D877 and D1816Particle
Counter to determine particle size distribution in accordance with
the multi-pass lter test method, ISO 4572
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