Sector

Power

The widest variety of oils of any sector VATS serves — hydraulic, lubricating, turbine, and fire-retardant fluids for governing systems.

Guaranteed Quality

The required NAS/ISO cleanliness level is defined and maintained for each critical application.

Maximum Uptime

Continuous operations cannot afford filtration-related stoppages. Clean oil reduces wear and breakdowns, helping keep critical equipment running without interruption.

Extended Oil Life

Keeping contamination under control allows oil to remain in service longer — reducing oil replacement frequency, consumption and cost.

The problem in this sector

What makes power
different.

The defining challenge

Fluid variety

Hydraulic, lubricating, turbine and fire-retardant fluids — each with its own control limits.

The power industry perhaps offers the largest variety of oils: from hydraulic and lubrication systems, to turbine oils, and FRF for turbine control systems. A typical plant also has a large number of outdoor installations, which need large particulate contamination and moisture removal at the same time.

The governing system is the critical application. Fire-resistant fluid must be controlled for contamination (NAS), moisture (ppm) and acid number (TAN, mg KOH/g), and the Fluent range gives solutions to all application points.

Points of application

Where the oil
is at work.

Select a point to see what the application involves and which machine is applied. These are the locations in a power operation where oil quality determines whether the equipment reaches its next overhaul.

Point of application

Mining workshop

Heavy mobile equipment operates on hydraulic and transmission oils requiring maintenance at the necessary NAS level.

Fluent SENTINAOCF filter for mobile equipment→Fluent OPTIMAStandard machine for stationary systems→Moisture control solutionsHVDH V4H, HVDH V4L, HVDH V4XG→

Point of application

Raw material handling plant

Stationary equipment such as wagon tipplers and bucket elevators, together with mobile wheel loaders and dumpers, all operating on hydraulic oil.

Fluent OPTIMAStandard machine for stationary systems→Fluent SENTINAOCF filter for mobile equipment→Moisture control solutionsHVDH V4H, HVDH V4L, HVDH V4XG→

Point of application

Coal mill

The coal mill operates on hydraulic oils cleaned continuously in bypass, with heavy-duty gearboxes requiring gear oil purification.

Fluent OPTIMAStandard machine for stationary systems→Moisture control solutionsHVDH V4H, HVDH V4L, HVDH V4XG→

Point of application

Fans

Fans employ heavy gearboxes and require gear oil purification systems.

Fluent OPTIMAStandard machine for stationary systems→Moisture control solutionsHVDH V4H, HVDH V4L, HVDH V4XG→

Point of application

Turbine and governing system

The turbine section comprises turbine lubricating oils, the governing system or TDBFP operating on fire-resistant fluid, and hydraulic oils. Lubricating oils are cleaned continuously in bypass with NAS level and moisture control. Fire-resistant fluid must be controlled for contamination (NAS), moisture (ppm) and acid number (TAN, mg KOH/g).

Fluent OPTIMAStandard machine for stationary systems→Fluent TCFFire-resistant control fluid — NAS, moisture and TAN controlFluent POWERLarge turbine lubricating oil systems, 7,500 – 90,000 LMoisture control solutionsHVDH V4H, HVDH V4L, HVDH V4XG→

Point of application

Ash handling plant

Ash handling fans employ heavy gearboxes and require gear oil purification systems.

Fluent OPTIMAStandard machine for stationary systems→Moisture control solutionsHVDH V4H, HVDH V4L, HVDH V4XG→

Point of application

General utilities

Oil is used across auxiliary sections — DG sets, compressors, cooling towers and refrigeration compressors — each requiring lubricating oil purification.

Fluent OPTIMAStandard machine for stationary systems→Moisture control solutionsHVDH V4H, HVDH V4L, HVDH V4XG→

What we would specify.

Recommended

Fluent OPTIMA

Turbine hydraulic oils cleaned continuously in bypass; the same machine covers fan and ash-handling gearboxes.

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Also applicable

Fluent SENTINA

For the mobile equipment at the mining workshop and raw material handling plant.

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Larger turbine lubricating systems are served by Fluent POWER, and fire-resistant control fluids by Fluent TCF, within the same standard programme. See the product programme or contact VATS for details.

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