Design Features API & API/IP filter water separators are fitted with coalescer elements and separators which are required in jet fuel supply and delivery systems. These include fixed fueling installations, pipe lines and tank farms as well as aircraft refueling vehicles, hydrant dispensers and other mobile fueling equipment. Racor API & API/IP coalescers and separators are also commonly used in other hydrocarbon fuel streams where high efficiency filtration and water separation are required.
Technical Details Tested and qualified to API/IP 1581, 5th Edition, Category C, Type S specifications and API 1581, 3rd Edition, Group II, Class B & C Nominal Filtration: 1 micron Changeout Differential Pressure: 15 psid Minimum Burst Pressure: 75 psid Recommended Service Time: 24 months1 Recommended Storage Time: 36 months1 Operating Temperature: 176oF (max) Flow Direction: inside to outside Outside Diameter: 6 inch Metal parts in epoxy coated steel Seals in NBR (Buna-N) Thread based endcaps made out of Polyamide Labeling according to API/IP (date of manufacture, ID Number, etc.) on the endcap. 1Manufacturer recommendations. 2Original packaging, 68oF and max. 50% humidity after date of shipment out of manufacturers stock.