Dear Friends
We are facing a problem of oil discharge from the lubmist elimainator provided on the Lube oil tank of our GE frame 9E GT of 106MW. The system consists of a mist eliminator taking suction from the LO tank through a 8" pipe. The mist eliminator is located about 10m above the tank. The eliminator has a blower of 2000 CuM/hr dicharge taken through a coarse pre filter and fine filters and drifteliminator located above the fine filter. The blower takes suction fro a point above the drift eliminator mesh placed over the fine filter cartridges arranged 30 each in 2 cylinders. The exhaust is dischrged horizontally throgh a silencer about 3 m above the suction. The drain line of 1" is connected to main oil tank to return the accumulated oil by gravity through a buffer.
Problem
The filter get clog fast andlot of oil fumes and droplets are coming out from the blower discharge. The oil is having a temp of about 60-65degree C.
May please suggest how to control.
regards