NANO F6 User manual

F6mist eliminator
user guide

about us
Experience.
Our team is comprised of and supported by individuals spanning
all disciplines from research & development, engineering &
manufacturing, markeng & sales and service & support. Our
backgrounds are in air and gas puricaon and our experience
in this eld spans a wide range of industries. We combine
this knowledge and experience to ensure our products and
services are designed and provided to meet the objecves and
expectaons of you - our Customer.
We recognize that our Customers are not only our valuable
distribuon partners who sell and support our products or
the machine builders who depend on them as protecon for
their equipment. They are the contractors who install them,
the manufacturers who use them in their processes and the
service people who maintain them. At nano we have developed
our products, packaging and support materials to ensure they
exceed all of our Customers’ expectaons.
Customer.
Service.
At nano we recognize that world-class customer service is
the most important component to any successful business.
Your business needs to exceed your customers’ expectaons
to stand out from your competors and our service must
posively impact your business so you can be successful in
doing so. Our commitment is simple… we will stand behind
our products and ensure that our customer service is unrivaled
in the industry.
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table of contents
secon descripon page
1
1.1 general informaon 4
1.2 manufacturers details and support
1.3 document introducon
5
1.4 warranty guidelines
1.5 packaging
1.6 damage to packaging
1.7 general safety
1.8 intended use 6
1.9 personnel
1.10 safe handling 7
1.11 technical descripon 8
1.12 product contents
2
2.1 technical specicaon 9
2.2 ow rates 10
2.3 correcon factors
2.4 product dimensions 11
2.5 product overview 12
2.6 typical system layout 13
2.7 site locaon 14
2.8 mist eliminator housing installaon 15
2.9 element installaon 16
3
3.1 shutdown, maintenance & element replacment
procedure 17
3.2 cleaing
18
3.3 daily checks
3.4 servicing guidelines
3.5 service schedule and breakdown 19
3.6 replacement elements and spares 20
3.7 service record 21
44.1 trouble shoong 22

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mist eliminator
F6
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reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior
consent in wring from nano-puricaon soluons. It may not be distributed through the internet or
computer bullen board systems without prior consent from nano-puricaon soluons.
©2017 nano-puricaon soluons.
range: F6 mist eliminators
models: MEL 0250 - 5000
doc no: 17-110-8001
issue: 002
NOTES: highlight important secons of
informaon where parcular care and
aenon should be paid.
CAUTIONS: indicate any situaon or
operaon that may result in potenal
damage to the product, injury to the user,
or render the product unsafe.
nano-puricaon soluons ltd
address: dukesway
team valley trading estate
gateshead
ne11 opz
united kingdom
telephone: [phone]
internet: www.n-psi.co.uk
e-mail: [email protected]
1.1 general information
1.2 manufacturers details and support
nano-puricaon soluons llc
address: 5509 david cox road
charloe, nc 28269
usa
telephone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
internet: www.n-psi.com
e-mail: [email protected]
annotations
nano-puricaon soluons
address: unit 8b
188 bunng road, unit 8B
st catharines, ontario
l2m 3y1
canada
telephone: [phone]
internet: www.n-psi.com
e-mail: [email protected]

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mist eliminator
F6
This manual provides factory prescribed installaon and maintenance procedures for a F6 mist eliminator.
The procedures illustrated in this document are only to be performed by authorized personnel. For
further informaon regarding the procedures outlined in this document contact the manufacturer before
proceeding. Be sure to read this document carefully before aempng to install or operate the mist
eliminator. This document should be permanently available at the mist eliminator installaon site and be
kept in an easily accessible place alongside the mist eliminator.
All products are supplied with an 18 months manufacturer’s warranty from the date of shipment from the
factory or 12 months from date of installaon/start up, whichever occurs rst and installed and maintained
in accordance with the manufacturers guidelines. Only genuine service parts should be used and no
modicaons made.
All products are securely fastened to skid in horizontal posion with inlet and outlet anges covered. Dier-
enal pressure indicator and automac oat drain (where applicable) will be shipped loose for installaon
the eld.
Check immediately to establish whether damage has occurred to the external packaging and if the damage
extends to the product inside. If there is damage to a product, contact the relevant supplier immediately.
In no circumstances must a damaged product be used in operaon. Using damaged products
can lead to irreparable funconal faults or cause serious physical harm.
1.3 document introduction
1.4 warranty guidelines
1.5 packaging
1.6 damage to packaging
For your own safety, when carrying out work on this product, all relevant naonal safety
regulaons must be complied with relang to pressurized and electrical systems.
No modicaons must be made to the product. Any modicaons may reduce the operaonal safety of the
product and invalidate the manufacturer’s warranty. This could potenally result in damage to the product
and serious personal injury.
1.7 general safety
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State
of California to cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproducve harm. For more informa-
on, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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mist eliminator
F6
The mist eliminator is exclusively intended for the treatment of compressed air or some gases (consult facto-
ry) with the removal of bulk water, oil and solid maer constuents.
The mist eliminator must be operated only in accordance with the data on the rang plate. Any operaons
that do not comply with those stated on the product rang label will render the warranty void.
This product is only designed to operate at pressures stated in the technical specicaon. Do
not exceed the maximum working pressure.
Only authorized, competent and trained personnel are permied to work on this product. This user guide
is intended solely for such personnel and is to be used only as a reference; it should not be used to replace
convenonal training.
1.8 intended use of the product
1.9 personnel
Ensure that mist eliminator has been evaluated and its materials of construcon deemed suita-
ble and safe for the type of gas being ltered.
Adhere strictly to rules for safe handling of gas to be ltered.

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mist eliminator
F6
Please ensure the relevant safe engineering pracces and handling procedures are employed when handling,
installing and operang this product. Ensure that the equipment is depressurized prior to carrying out any of
the scheduled maintenance instrucons specied within this user guide.
A suitable liing aid must be used to minimize the risk of physical injury or damage to the
product.
In no circumstances must a damaged product be used in operaon. Using damaged products
can lead to irreparable funconal faults or cause serious physical harm.
1.10 safe handling
Do not remove, repair or replace any item on the mist eliminator housing while it is under
pressure. Any faults or defects that could aect safety must be corrected before using the unit.
Do not loosen ange bolts while the mist eliminator is under pressure.
Do not operate if there is a leak in mist eliminator housing. Immediately remove pressure and
repair leak.
Standard mist eliminator housings may contain combusble substances (grease) and are there-
fore not suitable for oxygen and oxygen rich service. Mist elimintors for oxygen service may be
available upon request.

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mist eliminator
F6
The mist eliminator is a heavy duty coalescing lter designed to remove oil, parculate and water from
compressed air.
1.11 technical description
1.12 product contents
when ordering a F6 mist eliminator you will receive the following;
• 1 x F6mist eliminator housing with element installed
• 1 x dierenal pressure indicator
• 1 x automac oat drain as appropriate
• 1 x user guide

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mist eliminator
F6
2.1 technical specification
specicaons
design operang pressure range 20 to 150 psig
recommended operang temperature range 68 to 180°F
(20 to 82°C)
design operang temperature range 35 to 248°F
(2 to 120°C)
inial dierenal pressure less than 0.5 psig
recommended pressure dierenal for element change 1.0 psid
condensate drain(s) included automac oat
dierenal pressure indicator standard on all models
ASME VII & U stamp standard

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mist eliminator
F6
model nominal ow connecon
scfm Nm3/hr inlet & outlet
MEL 0250 250 425 2” NPT
MEL 0500 500 850 3” NPT
MEL 1000 1000 1699 3” NPT
MEL 1250 1250 2124 3” Flg
MEL 1500 1500 2549 4” Flg
MEL 3000 3000 5097 4” Flg
MEL 5000 5000 8495 6” Flg
2.2 flow rates
operang
pressure
psig 20 30 40 60 80 100 120 150
barg 1.4 2.1 2.8 4.1 5.5 6.9 8.3 10.3
correcon factor 0.35 0.44 0.54 0.70 0.84 1.00 1.10 1.25
2.3 correction factors