iFleet Ceramic air breathers for oil and fuel (Micron dirt & water capacity)

Ceramic filter medium is not sensitive to hydrocarbon vapors, as fibre surface filter media, is and provides depth filtration of one-centimeter media with a porosity of 33%, which effectively enables long-term air breathers for micron particle contamination. In combination with a desiccant water is also contained, something most breathers don’t accommodate.

	Ceramic depth media “10 mm thick”	Fibre surface media “paper thin”

This ceramic media enables progression in obtainable cleanliness levels in air breathers, whereas various current market breathers utilize:“pot scourers”, sponges and fibre media only.

Remember: South Africa has higher dirt levels consisting of smaller particles

Hydraulics “May the force work for you “ Fleetwatch - Dave Scott
“Contamination is the enemy Equipment surveys show that 90% of problems relating to downtime or premature failure are due to contaminants in hydraulics systems”

“And what about the vital but overlooked hydraulic system breather? It has to accommodate the flow rate of air passing into the system as the cylinder is extended. "Breathers should offer a 10 micron or less efficiency," he advises.”

Fluid contamination "More than just a broom needed" Fleetwatch - Dave Scott
“New trucking technologies from our major supplies demand filtration below 5 micron for all fluids, diesel and lubricants used in a truck's power train - and it's a real strain in Africa to work that clean.”

“The forgotten breather - one of the most ignored components of any fuel storage tank or working machinery is the breather. According to hydraulic expert Garnett Cross: "The breather on new equipment is often overlooked for its entire working life resulting in hydraulic pump cavitation because a dirty breather creates pump starvation. A breather is bi-directional - it allows working pressure to escape and draws in from the outside when a machine cools down to attract contaminants unless properly filtered."

THIS CHART shows how cleanliness and excellent filtration will extend component life. Source: Pall Corporation

Note the exponential increase of 7-12 million cycles when using effective 3-6 micron particle breathers.
Most market breathers are ineffective at 10 micron

iFleet oil breathers prevent oil contamination (Water and Particle)

After the success of our iFleet fuel tank breathers and how effective it prevents contamination from entering fuel tank breathers, various entities requested us to adapt and design a full range for oil breathers to effectively prevent contamination (both water and particles) from entering the oil. This made a lot of sense, as contamination in oils is detrimental to wear and oil deterioration.

These Oil breathers only filter “bricks “ and do not prevent water from entering directly or through daily condensation

This clearly demonstrates the destructive abrasive impact of contamination in oil. Surely the idea is to prevent contamination from entering the oil. The impact of effective air breathers can’t be overstated.

iFleet Fuel bulk storage tank breathers

The atmospheric breather filters the dirt and water from the air and is used on the main air vents of diesel fuel storage tanks both above and below ground. The particle filter media is the iFleet Depth micron filter along with a desiccant, which prevents moisture from the air going into your tank. By replacing your current tank vent (which keeps out only bricks and stones) on your diesel fuel storage tank with the. iFleet Breather, you virtually eliminate the primary source of dirt and water contamination in your fuel.

iFleet customizes and sizes for each application from budget applications to huge industrial tanks.
Ample desiccant volumes are used to ensure effective water removal and the colour of the desiccant indicates the saturation level.

Normal cost effective, replace refill only, ideal for diesel drop fills

Industrial units fitted with one directional breather valves to allow diesel pressure fills

“According to Olaf Voigt, industrial marketing manager of filtration specialists, Pall South Africa, modern fuel injection equipment runs at very high pressures that demand fuel filtration below 3 microns. "To protect expensive injectors from premature wear, we recommend that 3 micron fuel tank breathers are fitted to diesel fuel tanks with the breather situated high away from the tank," he says.

iFleet Fuel tank Breathers for the onboard fuel tanks

They are designed to prevent water and particle contaminants from entering fluid reservoirs as differential pressures occur through thermal expansion and contraction of the fluid mostly during driving. They directly reduce particle and water-contamination, help provide longer filter life and reduce equipment wear.

As the truck/machine drives, the fuel is sucked from the tank creating a suction power of air through the breather pipe and all the dirt and dust particles are then sucked into the tank through the breather pipe. To exacerbate the situation these breather pipes are virtually always behind the wheels, which create a dust cloud in conjunction with the truck’s motion. Water vapor in also sucked into the tank and during the night these vapors condense into water on the side of the tank .

These open breathers or inadequate fibre media breathers are a major source of ‘onboard” contamination and negatively affect any upstream fuel bouser filtration.

The life- cycle of the filter is based in years and by not utilising the Ceramic filter breather an “Achilles heel” for onboardcontamination is created which is also detrimental to upstream filtration objectives.

Air filtration
“Under normal highway conditions the air consumed in a 16 litre engine contains almost 20 kilograms of dirt/contaminants per 100 000 kms.” - Fleetguard

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