Vartech Industrial System Cleaner – What is it?
Varnish buildup in oil systems is a big concern threatening industrial operations around the world. It affects equipment reliability, operation maintenance budgets, and turbine systems operations immensely. Not only does it reduce a lubricant’s heat transfer properties and cause systems to run hotter and hotter, but they also deplete protective additives in oils causing them to degrade over time. Inevitably this result will threaten operation equipment and business bottom-line revenues.
Moreover, most conventional industrial system cleaners being applied at the end of oil life are not really that compatible and may end up swelling and damaging seals, plug system filters if maintenance is not adhered to in a timely fashion. They contribute to lubricant performance degradation, component failures and require a full flush, which can extremely costly depending on the size of the system.
In response to these arising issues, the VARTECH Industrial System Cleaner (ISC) was born. Caltex Lubricants have developed the cleaning solution to protect equipment from varnish and ensures optimum productivity of operations. VARTECH ISC is a deposit-cleaning product added directly to the oil in use during operation to clean a system from sludge and varnish. In our repetitive lab testing against existing products, the industrial system cleaner showed water oil separability, excellent seal compatibility and oxidation performance.
Designed with triple-action varnish removal technology, VARTECH ISC works effectively when added to the in-service oil to help restore equipment to peak performance for reliability. The industrial cleaner cuts through hard varnish to remove it as micro-sized varnish particles and encloses varnish particles in a protective barrier to assure their effective removal without re-depositing, an optimum operational flexibility during the cleaning cycle.
VARTECH ISC outperforms other common cleaners when it comes to clean-up efficiency, effectiveness and system compatibility without affecting water separability and oxidation stability. Furthermore, there is a great reduction in performance impact for the new oil when flushing is impractical, and it does not need to be used in conjunction with a varnish filtration system.
Our dedicated Caltex Lubrication specialists are ready to help assess your turbine potential and show you how to mitigate varnish from your equipment. Contact us to know more.
