Kamtech Industrial Drives
Hydraulic System Service & Repair
Houston, Texas
Phone: 936-537-5334
Email: kam-tech@consolidated.net
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System Flushing & Pressure Testing
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CLEANLINESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CRITICAL FACTOR IN REGARD TO PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE LIFE. TODAY'S HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS REQUIRE FLUID CLEANLINESS LEVELS SET FORTH IN NATIONAL AEROSPACE STANDARD -NAS-CLASS 8 OR EQUIVALENT ISO:DIS 4406 CLASS -16/13. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT WARRANT THEIR PRODUCTS WITHOUT PROOF OF THE CONTAMINATE LEVELS.
SYSTEM FLUSHING GENERALLY FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES:
NEW INSTALLATIONS
NEW SYSTEMS SHOULD UTILIZE FLOW HIGH RATES TO MEET THE REYNOLDS NUMBER (TURBULENT FLOW) BASED ON THE PIPING INNER DIAMETER.
THE KAM-TECH FLUSHING UNIT MEETS THESE FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR PIPE DIAMETERS UP TO FOUR INCHES.
THIS UNIT FEATURES A PRESSURE TESTING CAPABILITY UP TO 10,000 PSI AND CONTAMINATE COUNT DOCUMENTATION.
BREAKDOWN & SMALL INSTALLATIONS
SYSTEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION AND HAVE SUFFERED A MAIN COMPONENT FAILURE SHOULD BE FLUSHED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AND START-UP OF THE REPLACEMENT COMPONENT
KAM-TECH UTILIZES A PORTABLE FILTER UNIT IN COMBINATION WITH PARTICLE COUNTER. FLOW IS SUPPLIED BY THE ACTUAL EXISTING SYSTEM VIA RE-ROUTING PLUMBING.
THIS APPROACH IS IDEAL IN BREAKDOWN SITUATIONS AND CAN BE MOBILIZED QUICKLY