Over 3,000 sold COMS units in use worldwide
used by leading plant manufacturers since 1972
Oil mist separators
Standard and special designs
Standard designs
Blower throughputs of 8 to 255 Nm3/h at 50 Hz operation, -60 mbar Δp
- All compact series with filter housings
- Filter element efficiency of 99.98%
- The purified air has been verified to have a residual oil content of below 0.1 mg/m3 and contains no particles between 0.2 and 0.9 μm.
- Space-saving design with a motor blower unit mounted entirely on the cover
- Made of construction steel, entirely hot-dip galvanized and the exterior painted
- Internal parts made of aluminum
- Filter elements made of fiberglass fleece with inorganic binder
- Compressor motor 230/400 V, 50 Hz, protection class: IP55
- Quick spare part supply secured for years to come
- ATEX design for applications up to Zone 2 (3/3G)
Special designs
Blower throughputs of 340 to 1,200 Nm3/h at 50 Hz operation, -60 mbar Δp
- Project-specific process connections
- Without side channel compressor
- Materials: carbon steel, 304/304L and 316L stainless steel
- Special painting for offshore applications, for example
- The entire Contec oil mist separator is certified according to ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU and can be used in areas subject to explosion hazards
- Complies with cutting-edge safety standards
- Can be used in gaseous atmospheres as Category 2 and 3 equipment (Equipment Group II)
- Upon request, can be manufactured according to ATEX requirements for Zone 1 (occasionally explosive atmosphere) or Zone 2 (explosive atmosphere not likely to occur in normal operation and if it does occur, persists for a short period only) of Group IIC (propane, ethylene, hydrogen)
- Ex-pressure resistant drives, VIK, special voltages, etc.
- Optional motor blower unit on a special frame construction
- Motor blower units are controlled independently from one another with ball valves and check valves
- Ball valves make the motor blower unit easy to decouple and remove
- Easy maintenance thanks to mirror-inverted structure
- Complete bypass with integrated check valve
- The bypass normally mounted on the lubricating oil tank is integrated compactly into the system
- Emergency bypass for avoiding overpressure in the lubricating oil system during system failure
- Manual valve for adding purified exhaust air inherent in the system for controlling negative pressure
- Specifically for applications in ZONE 1 environments or for severely contaminated ambient air
- Downstream suspended matter filter insert
- Reduces aerosols in exhaust air
- Specially developed mechanical eccentric lifter
- For easy lift of the filter cover and easy replacement of filter elements, especially when no indoor crane is available
- For compact series only, especially for Type 2.200/630 with heavy motor blower unit
- Filter system without motor blower unit
- Filters and separates oil mist in lubrication oil systems with overpressure
The advantages of Contec Oil Mist Separators (COMS)
- Oil mist separator can be installed in gas and steam turbines, hydroturbines, gas and diesel engines, turbo-compressors, generators, gearboxes and other rotating machinery
- Filter efficiency of 99.98% with droplets of 0.1 µm
- No particles between 0.2 μm und 0.9 μm
- Individual connections design for direct integration of the oil mist separator into the existing systems
- Individual manufacture with blower throughputs of 8 to 1,200 Nm3/h at 50 Hz operation and -60 mbar Δp
- Modular system for virtually any application
- Approved and proven oil mist separators on systems from Siemens, MAN Energy Solutions, Dresser Rand, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Toshiba, GE, Alstom and many more
- Numerous options
- Quick spare part supply secured for years to come
- Long service life and simple filter element replacement
- Automatic oil return with sight glass monitoring
- Awarded with the environmental technology prize
The oil mist separator is installed in lubricating oil tanks for:
- Turbines
- Gas and steam turbines
- Turbo-compressors and turbo-machinery
- Gas and diesel engines
- Vacuum pumps
- Rotating machinery
- Large-scale compressors
- Crank shaft gears
- Generators
- Other machinery with oil systems
Contec Oil Mist Separator series
| COMS-Type | Throughput | kW engine |
|---|---|---|
|
24 Nm3/h |
0.18 kW |
|
|
50 Nm3/h |
0.37 kW |
|
|
110 Nm3/h |
0.75 kW |
|
|
190 Nm3/h |
1.10 kW |
|
|
255 Nm3/h |
2.20 kW |
|
|
3,000/630 |
360 Nm3/h |
2.20 kW |
|
3,000/762 |
340 Nm3/h |
3.00 kW |
|
4,000/630 |
480 Nm3/h |
3.00 kW |
|
5,500/762 |
600 Nm3/h |
4.00 kW |
|
7,500/762 |
710 Nm3/h |
5.50 kW |
|
8,000/762 |
950 Nm3/h |
9.20 kW |
|
9,200/762 |
1,200 Nm3/h |
11.00 kW |
How do oil mist separators work?
Have a look at the animation to see the interior of a COMS (Contec Oil Mist Separator). How are oil aerosols separated and fed back into the system, where are the filter elements and how are they replaced?
