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Operating Manual for 

BAUER Separator S300

 

 

 

PRODUCT DETAILS 

 
 

Type designation: 

 

Separator 

Type number: 

 

S300 

Serial number

1

 

 

 

 

 

Dealer: 

Name: 

 

 

Address: 

 

 

 

 

 

Tel. / fax: 

 

 

 

 

Shipping date: 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer of the machine: 

 

Röhren- und Pumpenwerk 

BAUER 

Ges.m.b.H. 

 

 

Kowaldstr. 2 

 

 

A - 8570 Voitsberg 

 

 

Tel.: +43  3142  200 - 0 

 

 

Fax: +43  3142 200 

–320 /-340 

 

 

e-mail: [email protected] 
www.bauer-at.com 
 

Owner or operator: 

Name: 

 

 

Address: 

 

 

 

 

 

Tel. / Fax: 

 

 
 
 
 

Note:  Make  a  note  of  the  type  designation  and  serial  number  of  your  separator  and  its  accessories.  In-
clude these numbers along with all contact with your dealer. 
 

                                                      

1

 It is very important to include with all guarantee claims and all correspondence related with this machine 

the entire serial number group, including all letters, both for the machine and for its relevant components. 
This point cannot be stressed enough. 

 
 

Summary of Contents for S300

Page 1: ...ORIGINAL OPERATING MANUAL FOR SEPARATOR S300 Version II 2019 ...

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Page 3: ...to come The content of this operating manual is the intellectual property of the company BAUER GesmbH and or its supplier companies The available information may only be used in connection with the creation of specifica tion compliant documents in the course of an order from the BAUER company Without express written permission from the BAUER company no reproduction or sharing of this operating man...

Page 4: ...40 e mail sales bauer at com www bauer at com Owner or operator Name Address Tel Fax Note Make a note of the type designation and serial number of your separator and its accessories In clude these numbers along with all contact with your dealer 1 It is very important to include with all guarantee claims and all correspondence related with this machine the entire serial number group including all l...

Page 5: ...ion Signs 9 4 5 1 Information on the Separator Type Plate 9 4 5 2 Information Signs 9 4 6 Separator Technical Data 9 4 7 Setup and Assembly 10 4 8 Complete System 11 4 8 1 Inflow Setup 12 4 8 2 Drainage Line 12 5 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 13 5 1 Setup and Operation of the Motor 14 5 2 Condensate Hole 14 5 3 Installation Without Switch Cabinet 14 6 PREPARATION FOR INITIAL STARTUP 15 7 INITIAL STARTUP 1...

Page 6: ...nspecting and Reinstalling the screen 25 13 4 Inspecting and Reinstalling the auger 26 13 5 Evaluation Criteria for the auger and screen with Regard to Wear and recoating 27 13 6 Summary of Maintenance and Inspection Intervals 28 14 PROBLEMS TROUBLESHOOTING 29 14 1 Principles of a Normal Operating Condition 29 14 2 Troubleshooting 30 15 ACCESSORIES 33 15 1 Separator Control 33 16 NOTES 34 17 CONFO...

Page 7: ...itions to protect against serious injury or prop erty damage WARNING Special information on preventing minor injuries or requirements and prohibitions to prevent damage to the machine NOTE Special instructions to simplify working with the machine or to aid in efficient use of the machine To prevent malfunctions that could directly or indirectly result in serious injuries or property dam age it is ...

Page 8: ...e used and operated only by persons who are familiar with the system and aware of the hazards involved All relevant rules for accident prevention as well as any other generally accepted rules and regula tions relating to safety occupational medicine and traffic laws must be strictly observed Unauthorized modifications to the machine release the manufacturer from liability for damage result ing fro...

Page 9: ...rsonnel who are being trained taught instructed or are participating in a general training program may only work on the system under the constant supervision of a person experienced in operation of the system The safety and risk conscious work by the personnel in compliance with the operating manual must be checked at least at certain intervals The personnel assigned to operate the machine may not...

Page 10: ...RGENCY OFF button does not provide any protection against unauthor ized starting of the machine During disassembly and assembly large individual parts and entire assemblies must be carefully fastened and secured to lifting equipment Only suitable lifting equipment and load handling devices with sufficient carrying capacity and no technical operating defects may be used Standing or working under su...

Page 11: ...rry always remember that the gases produced by the slurry are highly toxic and explosive in combination with oxygen Open flame light checks spark creation and smoking are therefore prohibited When using the retention or alternating retention method special care must be taken in the area of the opened sliding gates to the pre pool before the main tank or to cross channels due to the formation of ga...

Page 12: ...de the screen The interior auger trans ports the pre drained material horizontally toward the solid outlet Along the last section of the transport path the auger presses out additional liquid which escapes the separator through the screen as thin slur ry The required contact pressure is applied to the escaping solid by a system consisting of a cap loaded by a weighted lever The solid liquid separa...

Page 13: ...ation of the BAUER separator DANGER Work on electrical and electronic components of the system may only be performed by a trained electrician or otherwise appropriately trained personnel under the guid ance and supervision of a trained electrician in accordance with the applicable elec trical and electronic regulations 4 3 REQUIRED TOOLS Special tools are not required for setting up the separator ...

Page 14: ... components for the specific ap plication before it is purchased manufactured assembled and shipped Pos Bezeichnung Pos Bezeichnung 1 Geared motor 8 Auger bolt 2 Screen housing 9 Weights 3 mouth piece 10 Housing protecting ring 4 Double flap with rod 11 Screen 5 Inflow Element 12 Wearing profile 6 Ventilation pipe 13 Screen guide rails 7 Auger 14 Sealing The precise article numbers of the wearing ...

Page 15: ...ing information signs are located on the BAUER separator Red arrow on the mouth piece indicates the correct rotation direction of the auger shaft Yellow text field on the mouth piece warns of a turning part Yellow warning symbols on the housing shell indicate that turning parts should not be touched Yellow text field on the geared motor indicates the lubrication interval for the sealing grease Any...

Page 16: ...er and the screen for maintenance It must be possible to remove the auger and the screen for regular inspections Width of the setup area No less than 2000 mm Length of the setup area No less than 2900 mm The surrounding clearance around the separator should be at least 1 m Handrail height of the setup area No less than 1000 mm Make sure that the mouth piece and the functioning of the separator can...

Page 17: ... means of gravity a flow regulator may be required in some circumstances to limit the pres sure on the separator In this case an overflow is not required The effluent should be disposed of via an open and thereby ventilated drain channel or collected in a drainage pit and then pumped out in order to avoid generating a suction effect on the separator The ventilation is required because otherwise pa...

Page 18: ...ly line to the lower horizontal connection socket DN75 of the inflow element A tube of DN75 is re quired for this Connect the overflow line to the upper horizontal connection socket DN75 of the inflow element A tube of DN75 is also required for this On the vertical connection of the overflow line socket 1 must be connected the ventilation tube This prevents the buildup of negative pressure in the ...

Page 19: ...aker that must be set to the rated current shown on the type plate depending on the motor wiring Only motor protection circuit break ers certified according to the following standards may be used IEC UL CSA WARNING Set the motor protection circuit breaker to the correct value never above the max rated current according to the type plate It is recommended that the corresponding electrical control f...

Page 20: ...authorized starting of the machine 5 2 CONDENSATE HOLE We recommend a condensate hole on motors that are subjected to high temperature fluctuations or ex treme climatic conditions DANGER A motor protection circuit breaker or a protection device with overload relay must always be installed to protect the motor winding Fuses do not protect the motor from overloads they only protect the electrical su...

Page 21: ...e of old oil 8 Check The supply line between the pump and the separator is connected and sealed the over flow line is connected and sealed open discharge into the storage container line for drainage of the separated slurry connected and sealed open discharge into storage container 9 Motor protection circuit breaker set to required rated current after switching on verify the correct rotation direct...

Page 22: ...included in the standard equipment behind the flaps This starter cake is replaced as the separation process con tinues by a newly formed solid cake made of the separated medium pressing out the starter cake A starter cake should be employed when the solid cake has been removed from the machine for cleaning inspection or maintenance pur poses If the machine is not operated for a prolonged period of...

Page 23: ...s a stable cake not to determine the dry matter content of the solid phase 7 3 CONFIGURATION TO STABILIZE THE SOLID CAKE 7 3 1 Cake Too Firm Move the weights inward on the arms or remove them entirely If the cake is too firm the separator may clog up after prolonged operation since the cake can no longer be pushed out of the mouthpiece In order for the cake to be ejected more easily the weights ca...

Page 24: ... to avoid shooting or clogging due to irregularities But also ensure that the slurry is not stirred up and repumped too often especially for small pre pools causing the slurry consistence to change become smooth up to the point when no solid matter is separated at all As a remedy a buffer container should be situated at the separator inflow that is filled by means of a level control 8 WINTER OPERA...

Page 25: ...s with lower gap widths For example if the first separator is op erated with a gap width of 0 75 mm the effluent can be introduced to a separator with a gap width of 0 25 mm and so on To determine the possible dry matter content for your application using the separator perform a screen test such as with a screen of gap width 0 50 mm The dry matter content when using the separator will always be hi...

Page 26: ...s too large you must increase the contact pressure by increasing the leverage of the weights If the contact pressure becomes too high the solid cake will become too hard see section 14 Problems Troubleshoot ing 12 TAKING THE SEPARATOR OUT OF OPERATION 1 Switch off the feed pump to the separator 2 Allow the separator to continue running for about 30 60 seconds until no more solid or separated slur ...

Page 27: ...using in order to protect the seals from the medium be ing separated This can be accomplished with sealing grease For this purpose a grease press must be used every 125 operat ing hours or weekly to intro duce roughly 3 to 5 cm3 of grease via the lubricating nip ple The grease should be supplied while the machine is run ning to ensure that the entire seal area is filled with sealing medium The use...

Page 28: ...ousing When dismounting the auger the O rings and the slide ring remain on the auger hub and can be pulled out of the machine together with the auger When reinstalling the auger make sure that the com plete auger hub especially the glued bushing and the slide ring are free of dirt in order not to damage the ro tary shaft seal The surface of the slide ring which is in contact with the wear plate du...

Page 29: ...ain switch against reactivation e g with a padlock 5 Remove the bolt internal brace in the head of the auger The length of the bolt is always the same as the length of the auger Remove the mouthpiece by unscrewing the 6 nuts that hold it in place 6 Loosen the lock nuts of the scraping bolts and turn the scraping bolts roughly one turn counter clockwise see Fig 13 13 7 Remove the rest of the solid ...

Page 30: ...s that must be handled with care The screen guide rails are aligned during assembly of the separa tor using a special template then fixed in place with the fastening bolts and should not be loosened again However if the setting is changed due to an error they must be realigned You can obtain the required alignment template along with instructions from your nearest BAUER dealer Follow the instructi...

Page 31: ...nstallation position is re tained it is possible to identify the causes for any uneven wear on the basis of wear marks The screen must have sufficient floating capacity after reinstallation in other words it must not be under axial tension from the housing and the mouthpiece If installed correctly the screen can be moved some what by hand A small gap of several tenths of a millimeter must exist be...

Page 32: ...ger carefully into the separator without striking the feather keys against the axial contact surface of the auger This could cause the auger to exhibit axial eccentricity Turn the auger until the feather keys snap into the feather key grooves of the auger Then press the auger upward and screw it with the auger bolt again tightening torque 81lbf ft Check the auger again for axial eccentricity This ...

Page 33: ...r of the screen can be observed as an increase in the inner diameter and the screen gap width The wear of the screen and the auger generally affects the proper functioning of the separator and can be identified based on reduced throughput and worse drainage of the liquid phase However when observing such changes it must also be ruled out that the supply medium and its consistency have changed Wear...

Page 34: ...would no longer suffice for sufficient bonding of the plating A new auger is therefore required 13 6 SUMMARY OF MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION INTERVALS Check the operational safety of the machine before every start Daily Visual inspection of the solid cake and the effluent Visual inspection of the machine and gearbox seals see section 13 1 1 Fig 13 3 flange inflow housing inspection opening Every 125...

Page 35: ...ned to ensure optimal operation of the separator The open drainage of the influent takes place in the inflow area of the screen in other words the water not bound up in solid matter via capillary action is removed In the press area where the solid cake forms water bound up via capillary action is pressed out If the influent contains no solid matter no solid cake is formed as well as no transport o...

Page 36: ...ass line 2 Lifting effect in the overflow line the medium is being drawn out of the separator 3 Too much contact pressure 4 Excess wear on the screen or au ger 5 Screen positioned incorrectly or clogged 6 Auger channels clogged 7 Screen only worn in certain places guide rails for the screen not set correctly 8 Slurry is pumped stirred too much ground fine 1 Inspect pump rotation direction and or c...

Page 37: ...to operation under load 1 Overload 2 Power consumption is too high because the solid cake is too hard 3 The setting for the maximum pow er consumption is not configured correctly or the control unit has been damaged 4 Foreign bodies are blocking the auger 1 Check the motor protection for correct setting set to maximum value if necessary 2 See configuration instructions in the section Initial Start...

Page 38: ...e supply medium is highly abrading 2 The blocking seal has been worn out by the duration of operation 1 Replace the pump with a low pressure pump 2 The blocking seal must be re placed before the second seal is damaged which would lead to damage to the bearing or the geared motor Problems that cannot be cor rected A problem as described above cannot be corrected despite optimal configuration accord...

Page 39: ...ntrol the operation of the separator The cir cuit diagrams contained in the switch cabinet explain the individual electrical connections the cabling and the circuits Your electrician requires these circuit diagrams to connect the separator to the switch cabinet and your local power supply Every part and every component in the switch cabinet is numbered and listed in the parts list for the switch c...

Page 40: ...34 Operating Manual for BAUER Separator S300 S 16 NOTES ...

Page 41: ... 42 EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014 30 EU Low Voltage Directive 2014 35 EU The following standards in the current versions were applied correspondingly EN ISO 12100 2011 03 Safety of machinery General principles for design risk assessment and risk reduction EN ISO 13857 2008 08 Safety of machinery Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs EN 34...

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