Filter Selection Procedure

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Flow Chart

Determine the Determine the Determine the

Further
correct type of required filter required filter
considerations
filter fineness size

Determine the Select size based

Suction Filter Design-related
required level of oil on nominal flow rate
Return Filter factors
cleanliness
Return-Suction Filter
Pressure Filter
High-Pressure Filter
Off-line Filter Determine the
Ventilating Filter Assign the required
required dirt Hydraulic factors
Clogging Indicator filter fineness
capacity

Check filter fineness Determine lifetime

for prevention of
gap blockage

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Filter Type

To a large extent, the decision on whether to use Suction, Return, Pressure or High-
Pressure Filters - or a combination of these types - depends on the following factors:

The contamination sensitivity of the components in the

existing / planned system

The priority given to protect the function of the component

or to prevent wear
Design or requirements of pumps, motors and valves
(Manufacturer specifications)

The way dirt is generated, the locations where it occurs

and the possibility of ingression from outside

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Filter Type

Suction filters Return filters Return-Suction Pressure filters High-Pressure filters

filters

Filling- and Differential pressure Manometers and Off-line filters,

Ventilating filters indicators and -switches Pressure switches Filter Units and Service Units

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Definition of the filter fineness

The Multi-Pass test according to ISO 16889

is used to determine the number of particles
upstream and downstream of a filter, in
relation to specified particle sizes. This
allows to calculate the beta value which is
the quotient of the number of particles
upstream and downstream of the filter.

ARGO-HYTOS Filter Finesses:

Filtration ratio b in relation to particle size to ISO 16889

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Oil Cleanliness Classification

The oil cleanliness

measuring standards,
ISO 4406 and NAS 1638
are the most widely used.

Both standards are used to

describe the distribution of
solid particles in hydraulic
fluids in terms of numbers
and size.

ISO 4406:1999 indicates

the number of particles
> 4 µm(c),
> 6 µm(c) and
> 14 µm(c)
as codes.

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Required Oil Cleanliness

The required oil cleanliness is determined by other influencing variables as well as the
operating pressure:

Expected lifetime of the machine

Costs of repairs / spare parts

Interruption costs due to down times

Requirements on the safety of the system

If one of these aspects is especially important, the required oil cleanliness should be
improved by one class.

If two or more criteria's apply, the required oil cleanliness must be upgraded by two classes.

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Required ARGO-HYTOS Filter Fineness
Continuous evaluation of oil samples for several decades has shown which level of oil
cleanliness can be achieved under specified system conditions.
For full flow filtration under the least favourable conditions, cleanliness levels to ISO
4406:1999 that can be achieved with ARGO-HYTOS filter finenesses are as follows:

Attainable oil cleanliness levels (ISO 4406:1999)

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