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From: Mike O'Reilly (no email)
Date: Thu Sep 04 2003 - 19:01:12 EDT
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Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 3:26 PM
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Subject: TWL: Re: Fuel Tank Polishing & Alpha-Laval
Dear Michael:
I hope everything is going great your way!
If you would, please post this on TWL as a reply to the subject of fuel
polishing using centrifuge type units.
My name is Jerry Sims and I am with Gulf Coast Filters, Inc. I was reading
the TWL and came across the discussion with Capt. Moore. Capt. Moore made
the statement "a centrifugal unit is the only way to go".
Anyone can email me at : and I will send you a
photo that was taken over 10 years ago on an offshore platform in the Gulf
of Mexico. This photo shows what the Alfa Laval Centrifuge missed and what
the GCF element looked like that was hooked up after the centrifuge.
We have found that centrifuges are excellent at removing particulates, but
not effective at moisture removal. As you know all fuel tanks have moisture
and condensation that allow the algae in the tank to grow. You must be able
to dry the fuel and remove moisture to help prevent the growth of algae.
This is the reason Gulf Coast Filters has always used cellulose as an
element. Our element not only traps particles to below 1 micron, but also
has the ability to dry the fuel. For these reasons I do not believe
Capt.Moore's statement is correct. I agree that vessels that burn a great
deal of fuel do not have very many fuel problems, look at the 18 wheelers
that consume a lot of fuel and have very little fuel problems.
Thanks,
Jerry Sims
Gulf Coast Filters
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