Industrial oil separators
Description
Oil separators (or oil skimmers) are used in plant to take the discharge gas from the compressor and separate the oil from water, wastewater, or within commercial cooling or refrigeration systems, separate the oil from the refrigerant. This prevents the compressor oil from being carried over to other components in the system.
The separator displayed, manufactured in Australia in around the 1950-60s, has an asbestos coating finish. This indicates it was likely used on plant with high operating temperatures.
Brands/products
Hudson
Others yet to be identified
Years of production/use
Prior to late 1970s
Residential uses
n/a
Industrial uses
- Transformers, cooling functions for large plant, commercial refrigeration or air conditioning.
Be aware
Aged and damaged coatings may be friable, particularly if having been exposed to repeated temperature variations or knocks over a long service life.
