How do I determine how much oil my CNG compressor is consuming?

Posted by on May 16, 2013 in Tips

How do I determine how much oil my CNG compressor is consuming?

As a general rule of thumb, lubricant consumption at or above 50 brake horsepower (bhp) hours per once is considered an acceptable rate. To apply this principle, you have to know three basic things. Motor Horsepower Quantity of lubricant consumed. (see tip #2) Number of operating hours. For example: we are running an Ingersoll Rand Model 05H25NGSX, a simplex 25 horsepower compressor package. Through our log sheets we know that we have added 5 ounces of lubricant for every...

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