Improve Your Petrochemical Processing With Tekleen Filters

It is very important to keep cooling water and utility water systems efficient in the petrochemical industry. Fouling of pipes and heat exchangers can lower the system’s thermal efficiency. It also increases friction losses and causes erosion, corrosion, and energy waste. How? When fouling needs a higher flow rate. That is not all. You risk plugging spray nozzles, blinding sensors, and analyzers, and wearing down pump gland seals, scrubbers, misters, membranes, and ion exchanger columns. Sooner or later, you will have to do unscheduled shutdowns for maintenance and cleaning. Because of this, you will lose your valuable production hours. So, what is the simplest and most effective way to solve these problems? It is filtration. Tekleen self-cleaning water filters, you can get through us, Purple Engineering, as Tekleen’s only Australian distributor, will give you the ultimate answer for all your dirty water issues.

Cooling Water And Utility Water Filtration For Petrochemical Refineries

If you work in petrochemical processing, you know how important water filtration is for efficient operations. Tekleen knows it too. That is why they have made the perfect innovation. The Tekleen self-cleaning automatic filters. These filters can clean debris and solids from water.

That is not all. They make the water reusable and ensure disposal of debris is proper.

How do these Tekleen filters do that? Tekleen filters provide essential cooling and pre-filter water for further cleaning. They can filter down to two microns and protect R/O and microfiltration systems for potable water production. That is how they keep your piping, spray heads, and other devices reliable. These filters work using line pressure. The self-cleaning process starts with a pressure difference and finishes in seconds without stopping the main flow. Because of their compact design, you can use them for many industrial purposes. Many large petrochemical plants in the U.S. already use Tekleen filters for their water needs. So, you do not have to have doubts when purchasing Tekleen self-cleaning filters for your petrochemical processes.

Source Water Filtration

With Tekleen filters, you can use water from wells, ponds, rivers, rainwater, seawater, and even from reused water. When you do filtration properly, you can prevent debris from fouling pipes and heat exchangers. This lowers thermal efficiency. That is not all. It even reduces friction losses, erosion, corrosion, and energy waste caused by higher flow rates.

Applications

Cooling Towers

When cooling the product processing and the plant itself, water goes through a cooling tower and an evaporative system. The water cools by atmospheric temperature and/or evaporation. Evaporation in an open system brings in debris. It must be filtered out to protect the pipes from buildup that slows water flow and causes expensive downtime for maintenance. Tekleen automatic filters remove debris, clean themselves, and keep the cooling water flowing. For example, a Tekleen 6” filter with a flow rate of 600 GPM at 50 PSI uses an ABW6-LP with a 100-micron screen.

Product Processing And Boiler Steam

When water is part of the product or used to purify it, it must be filtered to maintain quality. Tekleen filters are ideal for this. Proper filtration avoids pollution and is crucial for desalinating wastewater. Tekleen filters protect downstream membranes and ensure the process runs smoothly.

Underwater Pelletizing

Underwater pelletizing cuts extruded plastic into beads under a stream of water and it helps them take a spherical, conical, or disk shape. The water used in this process can be filtered and reused. For instance, a Tekleen 6” filter with a flow rate of 500 GPM at 120 PSI uses an ABW6-LP 50-micron screen. If the material absorbs water, it can be removed and reclaimed after filtering.

Potable Water

Petrochemical companies often provide potable water in housing and break rooms for employees. Tekleen filters can purify this water down to 2 microns. They pre-filter it before it goes through an R/O or microfiltration process for safe drinking.

Polymer Filtration From Storm Pond

Polymers can be used to settle mud in storm ponds. Once the mud settles and turbidity is minimized, Tekleen filters clean the reusable water. Then it is sent back to storage. The polymer beads remain in the pond to continue the settling process. For example, a Tekleen 4” filter with a flow rate of 1,000 GPM at 20 PSI uses an LPF4-SP wedge wire screen, 100-micron ASME Stamped.

Well Water Pump Seal Protection

Water can cool and lubricate seals and shafts and flush away solids, protecting packing seals and mechanical seals from excessive wear. For example, a Tekleen 2” filter with a flow rate of 100 GPM uses an MTF2-XL 25-micron screen.

Benefits Of Using Tekleen Filters

Tekleen self-cleaning filters can capture and remove debris solids from water flow. They dispose of these solids properly before the filtered water reaches its destination. This process uses 6 – 30 gallons per rinse and lasts 4 – 10 seconds. When you use a Tekleen filter, you can also reuse or use filtered wastewater as make-up water in a processing plant. They operate on line pressure alone. The self-cleaning process starts when there is a pressure difference due to high solid saturation. It finishes in seconds without stopping the main flow. ASME code stamp vessels are also an option.

Conclusion

If you are in the petrochemical industry, you must start using Tekleen self-cleaning water filters for your filtration needs from today. We, Purple Engineering, as Tekleen’s Australian distributor, can guarantee that they are the most efficient and reliable filtration solution available to you in today’s market. You are not only keeping your water clean and free of debris, thanks to Tekleen filters. You can even reuse it. With Tekleen’s help, you can improve your equipment efficiency and longevity.

So, contact Purple Engineering to deliver the best water filtration technology today.