Westfalia OSD 6-91-067, Instruction Manual

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Westfalia Separator
Mineraloil Systems GmbH
5
2058-9001-101 / 0506
1 Safety precautions 9
1.1 Correct usage ........................................................................................10
1.2 Safety markings .....................................................................................10
1.2.1 Safety markings and their meaning .......................................................11
1.3 Basic operating principles......................................................................14
1.4 Bowl speed and product ........................................................................14
1.5 Demands relating to service personnel and spare parts .......................15
1.6 Operations on the separator..................................................................16
1.6.1 Assembly ...............................................................................................16
1.6.2 Electrical appliances ..............................................................................18
1.6.3 Before start-up .......................................................................................18
1.6.4 Starting...................................................................................................21
1.6.5 Shut-down and »Emergency-Off« .........................................................23
1.6.6 Maintenance and repair .........................................................................24
1.7 Corrosion ...............................................................................................27
1.8 Erosion...................................................................................................28
1.9 The health hazards involved when handling heavy oils and lube oils... 30
1.9.1 Code of practice and personal protective measures .............................30
2 Machine description 31
2.1 Dimensioned drawing of the separator..................................................32
2.2 Section through separator .....................................................................34
2.3 General ..................................................................................................35
2.4 OSD ...-91-… .........................................................................................35
2.5 Main components of the separator ........................................................38
2.5.1 Bowl .......................................................................................................39
2.5.2 Bowl hydraulic system ...........................................................................40
2.5.3 Centripetal pump ...................................................................................43
2.5.4 Sensing liquid pump ..............................................................................44
2.5.5 Drive.......................................................................................................45
2.6 The regulating ring.................................................................................46
2.6.1 Determining the size of the regulating ring with the aid of the
diagram..................................................................................................46
2.6.2 Determining the regulating ring by experiment......................................48
2.7 Technical data .......................................................................................50
3 Operation 53
3.1 Technical information.............................................................................54
3.1.1 Notes on separation...............................................................................54
3.1.2 General information on bowl ejection ....................................................54
3.2 Before start-up .......................................................................................56
3.2.1 Before the first start-up ..........................................................................56
3.2.2 Before every start-up .............................................................................56
3.3 Starting the separator ............................................................................57
3.4 Monitoring of operation ..........................................................................57
3.5 Setting the separation time....................................................................58
3.5.1 Mathematical calculation .......................................................................58
3.6 Ejecting the bowl....................................................................................59
3.7 Shutting down the separator..................................................................60
3.8 Trouble shooting ....................................................................................62