1. Vacuum Dehyd
Oil Purification
(VDOPS)
When You Need You
Absolutely Clean a
Filtered Oil -
sample water
less than
20 PPM
Contaminated
ISO 32 Turbine Oil -
emulsified water
with free water
at bottom
Water Removal
Recirculating your hydraulic a
with a Vacuum Dehydration O
System (VDOPS) will help you
fluid cleanliness in your system
the life of your rotating equipm
component parts, minimizing
and saving you money.
REMOVE FREE, EMULSIFIED, AND DISSOLVED WATER
Maintaining a high level of cleanliness and low level of moisture is
an essential part of lubrication and component life. Through proper
oil dehydration, our customers can protect their equipment from the
harmful effects of water by removing free, emulsified, and dissolved
water as well as entrained air and gases from the oil.
• Turbine oil
• Paper machine oil
• Gear oil
• Hydraulic oil
• Compressor oil
• EHC fluid (Fryquel and other
phosphate esters)
• Diesel Fuel
• Waste Oil
• Heavy Fuel Oil and Bunker
Fuel
• Transformer Oil
• PAO Fluid
APPLICATIONS
• Extends useful life of
lubricant
• Prevents degradation
• Removes Harmful
Contamination
• Decreases downtime caused
by equipment failure
• Savings on cost of replacing
lubricants
BENEFITS
Water is one of the most common contaminants in a lubrication system. The presence of water promotes foaming,
sludge formation , corrosion , accelerated oxidation, and additive depletion. These effects reduce the oil’s overall
effectiveness and lifetime and lead to pre-mature equipment failure.
Achieves overall water content as low as
20 ppm, removing free, emulsified, and
dissolved water
The left sample is before vacuum dehydration. It contains
1800 ppm water. The right sample is after vacuum
dehydration. It contains 100 ppm water.
OIL DEHYDRATION SERVICES
Removes harmful water and particulate from lube oil
WATER REMOVAL
INDUSTRIAL FLUID MANAGEMENT
A Division of Gaubert Oil Company, Inc.
45247 Chef John Folse Blvd | Donaldsonville | LA 70346
800-256-1250 | 985-447-3811
ifm@gaubertoil.com

2. OIL DEHYDRATION SERVICES
Extend component life and preserve lubricant integrity
WATER’S EFFECT ON BEARING LIFE
Water has many negative effects on the overall performance of your system; however, bearing life is significantly reduced
when water has contaminated a lubricant. Bearing Manufacturer SKF has shown 1/10 of a percent of water or 1000 ppm
will reduce bearing life by 75%.
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF WATER CONTENT
• Presence of free bulk water linked to surface corrosion
• Reduced lubricating characteristics (Load carrying
ability)
• Thermo-oxidative stability. Oxidation ultimately leads to
higher viscosity and deposits
• Hydrolysis, results in acids and alcohols, leading to
increased corrosively
• Deposition characteristics (soot, coking)
• Premature additive depletion and additive precipitation,
impacting fluid performance
FEATURES
Our vacuum dehydration services can help you
achieve the following results:
• Water Removal - Achieve Overall Water
Content As Low As 20 PPM In Multi-
Pass By Removing Free, Emulsified, and
Dissolved Water
• Particulate Removal Achieve Particle
Counts As Low As ISO 14/12/9 With
High Efficiency Pleated Microglass Filter
Elements Rated Beta(c)>1000 per ISO
16889
• Entrained Air and Gas Removal - Degassing
via Vacuum Distillation
• Acid Removal - Can Be Equipped With
Fullers Earth or Activated Alumina
Cartridges To Neutralize Acid and Lower
TAN
• Varnish Removal Can Be Equipped With Ion
Charged Bonding Cartridges To Remove
Insoluble Varnish
INDUSTRIAL FLUID MANAGEMENT
A Division of Gaubert Oil Company, Inc.
45247 Chef John Folse Blvd | Donaldsonville | LA 70346
800-256-1250 | 985-447-3811
ifm@gaubertoil.com
THE EFFECT OF WATER ON ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING LIFE
%OFRATEDBEARINGLIFE
PPM WATER IN OIL
TARGET MOISTURE LEVEL (PPM)
CurrentMoistureLevel
(ppm)
5000 1000 500 100
Rolling
Element
Journal
Rolling
Element
Journal
Rolling
Element
Journal
Rolling
Element
Journal
10000 1.4x 1.2x 3.3x 1.9x 4.8x 2.3x 11.2x 3.5x
5000 2.3x 1.6x 3.3x 1.9x 7.8x 2.9x
1000 1.4x 1.2x 3.3x 1.9x
500 2.3x 1.6x
By reducing the moisture content in oil from 5000 ppm to 100
ppm, rolling element components can potentially last 7.8X longer.
The following chart shows the potential useful life extension of various
mechanical components as the result of oil filtration. By filtering in
service fluid from an ISO 25/23/20 to an ISO 16/14/11 or better, the
life of hydraulic pumps and other components is extended by over
1000%.