A small power generation company in the Midwest contracted us to perform lube oil flushes on two Pratt & Whitney gas turbines. After some discussions with their team, and determining a timetable to perform the on-site lube flushing service, we decided upon the proper mobile filtration equipment required to achieve their goals, our service team shipped the equipment and flew to the the site location in order to synchronize with the customer’s scheduled outage.
Our service team, myself included, needed to by-pass all the valves and then flush each hose section to a minimum ISO 4406 cleanliness code of 16/14/11. The Pratt & Whitney specifications called for an ISO 4406 code of 17/15/12. After our flushing job was done, the majority of the laser particle counter readings showed ISO cleanliness codes much lower than 16/14/11.
Each turbine took two days for initial set-up, flushing procedures, and eventual breakdown. Our oil flushing service team was able to stay in alignment with their time frame, oil cleanliness goals, and budgetary requirements.
Yet another success! If you have any comments or questions, feel free to contact us and ask to speak to either me directly, or one of my qualified colleagues.
— Matt, Operations Manager
