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Fuel Polishing again.
"R" == Rick writes:
R Steven Shelikoff wrote: IOW, even if the pump is past the filter drawing fuel through it, the filter is still in "pressure" mode because it's really the atmospheric pressure pushing fuel through the filter. R The difference is that if the pump suction pulls water and fuel R directly from the tank it will do an excellent job of mixing it up to R form an emulsion that will not filter out very effectively. R The path should be, a basket strainer to catch the chunks, a R separarator/filter to eliminate the bulk of the water and the smaller R suspended particles, the pump, then the finer stages of filtration. R This is all assuming you don't have access to a centrifuge which is R really the best way to handle the process. R Rick Do you happen to know if there is any centrifugal separator on the market suited to small boats? I cannot really think of any technical reasons why not, but perhaps the market isn't there. Btw., I once had a Scania truck diesel engine which had a centrifuge for its lubrication oil. Judging from the amount of gunk it separated out of the oil, it worked very well. -- This page intentionally left blank |
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