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System Description
1 Scope 1
2 System Overview 3
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LOPX 705
LOPX 707
LOPX 709
LOPX 710
LOPX 713
LOPX 714
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8 10
6 7 PS PI
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MT FI
PS
3 TT 12 5
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D 11
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The LOPX system
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LOPX System Description 2 System Overview
Solenoid valve block, water Distributes separator opening and closing water,
13 conditioning water, and displacement water.
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D E
G019793A
Transducer signal, normal conditions
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Process Cycle
1. Conditioning water is added to the
separator bowl. The conditioning water
softens the sludge in order to accomplish a
good discharge.
2. A new reference value is stored by the
control unit.
3. When the preset time between sludge
discharges has elapsed, displacement
water is added to the separator bowl. The
displacement water eliminates the risk of
oil loss at the following sludge discharge.
Initially, water is continuously admitted.
4. After that, a number of short pulses add a
minor amount of water. The interface
between oil and water moves toward but
never into the disc stack. This means that
there is no risk of water contaminated oil
leaving the separator.
5. The sludge discharge is initiated after a
predetermined number of water pulses.
The actual number of pulses is calculated
by the control unit, and is adapted to
changing conditions.
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F
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C C
G019803A
Process cycle, high water content
Process Cycle
1. After the sludge discharge a new cycle
starts with the adding of conditioning
water.
2. A new reference value is stored.
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Alarm
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Alarm
If the amount of displacement water is
increased two times with no transducer
response, the A7-11 alarm is activated.
DANGER
Disintegration hazard
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