Lifetime Engine Oil Filtration for Light Military Utility Vehicles

摘要

Improving lubrication-oil filtration technology for military vehicle systems remains a significant challenge. Equipment failures due to improper or excessive periodic maintenance substantially contribute to the overall cost of maintaining military fleets, and reduce combat effectiveness during mission critical operations. Current systems have short filter life span and do not provide satisfactory particle removal, and in addition, disposal of the filter element and used oil presents an expensive and hazardous problem for maintenance personnel. Analytical engineering, Inc. (AEI) has pioneered the development of a filtration system providing previously unobtainable efficiency levels of particle and lubrication-oil soot removal. this revolutionary technology is being developed for lifetime lubricant filtration on the HMMWV vehicle. the filter system employs the use of a high capacity, high efficiency full flow section with integral additive replenishment and an ultracentrifuge bypass section. This integrated system utilizes oil pressure from the engine to power the centrifuge via high efficiency, micro turbine technology. The new spin-on replacement system transparently provides higher efficiency filtration for at least 200,000 miles, resulting in greatly reduced maintenance and significantly improved engine durability of military vehicles. Prototypic hardware is being evaluated on a civilian H1 Hummer powered by a 6.5 liter GM diesel engine. The Phase II effort will culminate in the installation and on- vehicle demonstration of the third generation prototype system.