When Results Matter
We’ve specialized for 20 years in turbine applications where we have developed solutions that prevent lubricant deposits. We work with some of the largest turbine fleets in the world achieving unprecedented results and cost savings.
- 1000 turbines worldwide
- 50 million operating hours
- $100 million proven cost savings
Straight Talk On Varnish…Read the Full Conference Paper
Mineral oil-derived base stocks are the most prevalent lubricant in turbine applications; however, synthetics are also starting to be used. PAGs have been positioned as varnish-free alternatives to conventional mineral turbine oils. Our findings suggest that a quality Group II lubricant out performs the PAG in oxidative tests. This result is somewhat unexpected and suggests that moving from a low cost, low quality Group II to PAG is an overreaction, when better performing Group II oils are available at a much lower cost.
Read the full article: Varnish Mitigation: Relative Effectiveness of Non-Deposit-Forming Next Generation Lubricants vs. the Use of Varnish-Removal Filters with their Conventional Counterparts
Turbine Lubricant Varnish White Paper
Lubricant varnish production is a problem that will affect most rotating equipment at some point in its normal service lifetime, leading to production losses. Varnish begins its life as a dissolved degradation product before converting to particulate form and depositing on metal surfaces. Most approaches in the market place do not address this root cause.
Learn more about the cause of lubricant varnishing and strategies to solve it by downloading our recent varnish white paper.
Next Steps
EPT’s 4-step program provides guaranteed results and offers a predictable cost to operate year-over-year that is less than the cost of two drums of PAG.
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Step 1: Complimentary Expert Assessment (ACE™ Plus)Samples are tested, cleaned with EPT’s SVR™ system and re-tested with a comprehensive report. |
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Step 2: SVR™ SystemOur soluble varnish removal (SVR™) system targets and eliminates the primary cause of varnish formation – dissolved oxidation breakdown products. |
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Step 3: NSD™ FiltersOur Non-Spark Discharge (NSD™) filters suppress filter sparking by significantly reducing friction. This eliminates the related high-temperature fluid breakdown protecting antioxidants and base oil. |
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Step 4: Results VerificationComplimentary Expert Assessment repeated until results are documented and user is satisfied. |