Oil Mist Lubrication

Since the early nineties, oil mist lubrication has gained wide popularity. In this system a mist of oil is created and distributed across the plant through distribution headers (pipes). This mist is used to lubricate bearings, gears, chains, etc. At appropriate locations a small pipe is used to draw some mist from the header and inject it into special mist fittings, which supply lubricating oil to the end-user equipment.

The figure provided here is a block diagram of an oil mist system. Clean compressed air is supplied to this system. The air is heated and introduced into an Oil Mist Generator. From the generator, the oil mist is allowed to flow into a distribution header system. At each point of the application, a small pipe is used to supply the mist to the end-user (bearings, gears, etc.)

The oil mist is generated by passing high pressure air through a venturi, which sucks in liquid oil and creates a mist by mixing oil with air. Shina