Vacuum pumps

Vanes, oil separation elements, intake filters, float chambers and oil for oil-lubricated rotary vane pumps in continuous duty.

OIL-LUBRICATED ROTARY VANE12 SUPPLY LINESOEM ONLY · FULLY TRACEABLE
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Scope of supply

OIL-LUBRICATED ROTARY VANE
Identification

A photograph of the nameplate is enough. Part numbers are not published on this site. The nameplate carries the model, the build and the serial, and those three identify every consumable and wear part on the machine.

Where the nameplate is unreadable, a photograph of the equipment and the plant tag number are normally sufficient. The quotation states the genuine part, its origin and its lead time.

TYPENSCHILD / NAMEPLATE TYPENR.BJ. / kW / m³/h THE THREE FIELDS THAT IDENTIFY THE PART
The technical position

Published service intervals assume conditions this plant does not have

Published service figures for a rotary vane pump assume a reference condition: a clean, dry air stream and moderate ambient temperature. The manufacturer states the qualification directly: the 500 to 2,000 hour oil interval applies for a clean, dry air stream and an operating temperature below 100 °C. For continuous duty the figure given is approximately 1,000 hours, and shorter still in harsh conditions.

A plant at 40–45 °C in heavy dust and high humidity does not meet them. No manufacturer publishes a corrected figure for that service.

TaskPublishedWhat the figure assumes
Oil change — published range500–2,000 hrsClean, dry air stream; below 100 °C
Oil change — continuous dutyapprox. 1,000 hrsShorter still in harsh conditions
Oil separation element2,000 hrs, min. 2× yearlyUnsaturated element
Intake filter, check40–200 hrsThe lower figure applies in heavy dust
Vane life, oil-lubricatedNOT PUBLISHEDThe 20,000-hour figure belongs to the dry-running series, a different pump

Source: manufacturer maintenance instructions, oil-lubricated rotary vane series.

What is actually happening

Intake filter loading against ultimate vacuum

The published check interval is a range of 40 to 200 hours. The two panels show the same pump on the same duty, cleaned at each end of that range.

OIL-LUBRICATED ROTARY VANE
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