Fuel Cleaning

Have you ever experienced the sinking sound of your diesel sputtering, and then the ominous sound of silence? If you have a diesel power plant the odds are that you have, or will in the future.

Diesel engines are generally rugged and reliable. One thing they are not capable of however is running on water, algae and dirt.

Over time, most diesel fuel tanks will develop what we inelegantly call "crud problems". There are 12 species of algae which feed on diesel, and are quite happy living and breeding in your tank. Even with pristine fuel, water condenses on the cold inner surfaces of your tank, and eventually forms a layer on the bottom of your tank. Marinas are not laboratories, so dirt, crud and other foreign materials will eventually make their way into your tank

You may not notice for quite a while, but one day you will hit a patch of rough weather and the contents of your tank will mix nicely. This brew of fuel and contaminants is capable of overwhelming the best filtering system. Now you have a big problem.

Ocean Link has developed a system for solving this situation before it becomes a problem. Or fixing it if it has.

Our fully mobile machine can best be described as an industrial diesel vacuum cleaner. The machine sucks the fuel, debris, water, sludge and bacteria out of the tank and into the machine. The heavy contaminants and water drop to the bottom and the fine crud is filtered out through a 5 micron filter. The 'polished' fuel then returns to the tank.