Re: Anybody know what this is?

From: David Bryant (wdbtchrm51@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jun 04 2006 - 16:02:12 PDT

I'm not sure about surplus units, but we use one on
our steam driven generator. It's called an Alpha
Laval seperator. It's a centrifuge with a series of
cones in the center. The speed is set to spin the oil
just fast enough to spin the water over the lip of the
cones.

Does a great job of separating water, but blocks up
fast with debris if you don't filter the oil first.
We use a 5 micron filter ahead of it.

--- ygmir <ygmir@onemain.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I gleaned this info from another list about diesel
> Mercedes, and a
> discussion about filtering/using used engine oil as
> fuel.
> Since it comes from an MV, I'm wondering if anyone
> knows what it is, and/or,
> has one for sale?
> It seems it would be pertinent to our hobby, too.
>
> As follows:
>
> ......Buy ya a Navy Surplus Sharpless, or De Laval
> Purifier, they have
> been used for about 75 years to recycle Diesel
> engine lube oil and reuse it
> in the GM, Fairbanks, and Colt engines used in all
> types of naval craft.
> The units are not that big, about the size of a
> small washing machine,
> maybe #150 lbs or less. Almost the same as a cream
> separator used by dairy
> farms............
>
> Thanks,
> Henry
>
>
>
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David B
MVPA 21443
Kaiser Jeep M51A2 1965
Kaiser Jeep M52A2 1967
Dodge M37 1953
International Cub 1958
Case 580 1968

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