Online Continuous Filtration — mobile equipment
Fluent SENTINA
Continuous oil cleanliness for mobile hydraulic equipment working in the field, where access for maintenance and repairs is expensive. Continuous NAS 8 during operations.
What it is
Continuous Oil Cleanliness.
Built for Equipment in the Field.
Fluent SENTINA is VATS’ Online Continuous Filtration (OCF) solution designed for mobile hydraulic equipment operating in the field, where access for maintenance and repairs can be expensive. Continuous NAS 8 during operations.
A breakdown on a mine site, construction site or other remote operating location is far more than a maintenance issue. Reaching the equipment, arranging service support and replacing damaged hydraulic components can result in significant cost and prolonged downtime.
Specification
| Category | OCF — Online Continuous Filter |
|---|---|
| Operating principle | Driven by system pressure; no external pump or motor |
| Fitted to | Mobile hydraulic equipment, per machine |
| Tank range | 100 L – 3000 L |
| Power required | None — runs on system pressure |
| Installation | Directly into the main oil system |
| Cleanliness | NAS 8 / NAS 5 |
| Patent | Patented design |
Fitted into the line.
Driven by the line.
Measured, not claimed.
Quality improvement with Fluent SENTINA
* Actual mining field data collected during trials
5–15 µ particles in 100 mL oil
NAS 12 → NAS 8
10,24,000 → 64,000
93.75%
reduction in particles
Fit It. Run Your Equipment. Keep the Oil Clean.
Fluent SENTINA is installed directly on the hydraulic system and uses the equipment’s existing system pressure, requiring no separate pump or motor. It continuously filters the oil while the equipment is working, without interrupting operation.
Powered by VATS G2D filtration technology, Fluent SENTINA provides high dirt-holding capacity and continuously controls contamination before it can cause excessive wear to critical hydraulic components.
Prevent the Breakdown Before It Happens.
Contaminated oil accelerates component wear and is a major cause of hydraulic failures. For equipment working in locations that are difficult to access, preventing that failure is considerably more effective than dealing with it in the field.
With continuous 24×7 filtration, Fluent SENTINA helps reduce wear, prevent unplanned breakdowns and minimise costly field maintenance — keeping your equipment working where you need it, without interruption.
Where it goes
Applicable Industries.
The places in a plant where this machine is usually the right answer.
Sectors
Why it works.
How the media compares.
| Media properties | Glass fibre cartridge | Electrostatic | Paper wound | Centrifuge | Fluent with LUCIDA media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanliness | Excellent < NAS 4 | NAS 7 | NAS 8 | NAS 10 | Excellent < NAS 4 |
| Water removal | Does not remove | Can’t work with moisture | Possible by consuming media | Free moisture separation possible | Maintains dissolved moisture < 200 ppm |
| Viscosity range | 1–600 cSt | 1–100 cSt | 1–100 cSt | 1–100 cSt | 1–1000 cSt |
| Mineral / synthetic oil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, for all fluids with same element |
| Glycol-water, phosphate ester | Yes | Does not work | Can’t use same element | No | Yes, for all fluids with same element |
| Dirt holding capacity | Very low | Moderate | Moderate | No | Very high |
| Operating cost | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very low |
| Capital cost | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Lowest |
| Overall performance | Good | Average | Average | Average | Excellent |
The rest of the range
Other machines
in the range.
Each product answers a different situation. If Fluent SENTINA is not yours, one of these almost certainly is.
Running a mobile fleet?
Tell us how many machines you operate and the tank volume on each. We will establish what holding NAS 24×7 would save against your current oil replacement cycle.