Standard Practice for Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Petroleum Fluid Hydraulic Systems

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 Proper fluid condition is essential for the satisfactory performance and long life of the equipment. Prerequisites for proper lubrication and component performance are: (1) a well-designed hydraulic system, (2) the use of a suitable fluid, and (3) a maintenance program including proper filtration methods to ensure that the fluid is free of contaminants. These prerequisites are meaningless unless the hydraulic system is initially cleaned to a level that will prevent component damage on initial start up or when debris may be dislodged by any system upset.  
4.2 The cleaning and flushing of both new and used systems are accomplished by essentially the same procedure. In new systems, the emphasis is on the removal of contaminants introduced during the manufacture, storage, field fabrication, and installation. In used systems, the emphasis is on the removal of contaminants that are generated during operations, from failures that occur during operation; or contaminants introduced during overhaul. Both new and used systems may benefit from high velocity flushing to remove materials that can collect in hard to drain pockets or normally non-wetted surfaces.  
4.3 While the flushing and cleaning philosophies stated in this practice are applicable to all primary and servo hydraulic systems, the equipment specified herein does not apply to compact systems that use relatively small volumes of fluid unless they are servo systems where it is economically justified.  
4.4 It should be emphasized that the established procedures to be followed for flushing and cleaning the hydraulic systems should be accomplished through the cooperative efforts and agreement of the equipment manufacturer, the installer, the flushing service vendor, the operator, and the fluid supplier. No phase of these procedures should be undertaken without a thorough understanding of the possible effects of improper system preparation. The installation and cleaning and flushing of the equipment should not b...
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers aid for the equipment manufacturer, the installer, the oil supplier and the operator in coordinating their efforts towards obtaining and maintaining clean petroleum fluid hydraulic systems. Of necessity, this practice is generalized due to variations in the type of equipment, builder's practices, and operating conditions. Constant vigilance is required throughout all phases of design, fabrication, installation, flushing, testing, and operation of hydraulic systems to minimize and reduce the presence of contaminants and to obtain optimum system reliability.  
1.2 This practice is presented in the following sequence:    
Section  
Scope  
1  
Referenced Documents  
2  
Terminology  
3  
Significance and Use  
4  
Types of Contamination  
5  
General  
5.1  
Water  
5.2  
Soluble Contaminants  
5.3  
Insoluble Contaminants  
5.4  
Lodged Contamination  
5.4.2.1  
Suspended or Loose Contamination  
5.4.2.2  
Contamination Control  
6  
General  
6.1  
Initial Filling  
6.1.1  
In-Service Units  
6.1.2  
Connection of Contamination Control System  
6.1.3  
Piping or Tubing Contamination Control System  
6.1.4  
Contamination Control Procedures  
6.2  
Full Flow Contamination Control  
6.2.1  
Bypass Contamination Control  
6.2.2  
Batch Contamination Control  
6.2.3  
Contamination Control Processes  
6.3  
Gravity  
6.3.1  
Mechanical  
6.3.2  
Centrifuge  
6.3.2.1  
Filters  
6.3.2.2  
Supplementary Methods  
6.3.3  
Limitations of Contamination Control Devices  
6.3.4  
Storage  
7  
General  
7.1  
Inspection  
8  
General  
8.1  
System Components  
8.2  
Valves, Strainers, and Coolers  
8.2.1  
Sumps and Tanks  
8.2.2  
Control Devices  
8.2.3  
Pumps  
8.2.4  
Flushing Program  
9  
General  
9.1  
Preparation of System for Flushing  
9....

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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D4174 − 23
Standard Practice for
Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Petroleum Fluid
1
Hydraulic Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4174; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
Section
Filters 6.3.2.2
1.1 This practice covers aid for the equipment manufacturer,
Supplementary Methods 6.3.3
the installer, the oil supplier and the operator in coordinating Limitations of Contamination Control Devices 6.3.4
Storage 7
their efforts towards obtaining and maintaining clean petro-
General 7.1
leum fluid hydraulic systems. Of necessity, this practice is
Inspection 8
generalized due to variations in the type of equipment, build- General 8.1
System Components 8.2
er’s practices, and operating conditions. Constant vigilance is
Valves, Strainers, and Coolers 8.2.1
required throughout all phases of design, fabrication,
Sumps and Tanks 8.2.2
Control Devices 8.2.3
installation, flushing, testing, and operation of hydraulic sys-
Pumps 8.2.4
tems to minimize and reduce the presence of contaminants and
Flushing Program 9
to obtain optimum system reliability.
General 9.1
Preparation of System for Flushing 9.2
1.2 This practice is presented in the following sequence:
Fluid Heating Prior to Flushing 9.3
Selection of Flushing Oils 9.4
Section
System Operation Fluid 9.4.1
Scope 1
Special Flushing Oil 9.4.2
Referenced Documents 2
Flushing Oil Selection Guide 9.4.3
Terminology 3
Flushing Procedure for New Systems 9.5
Significance and Use 4
Flushing Oil Charge 9.5.1
Types of Contamination 5
Cleaning of Filtration Devices 9.5.2
General 5.1
Cleaning of System Components 9.5.3
Water 5.2
System Flushing and Flush Acceptance Criteria 9.5.4
Soluble Contaminants 5.3
Draining of Flushing Oil 9.5.5
Insoluble Contaminants 5.4
Displacement Oil 9.5.6
Lodged Contamination 5.4.2.1
Interim Corrosion Protection 9.5.7
Suspended or Loose Contamination 5.4.2.2
New Fluid Charge 9.5.8
Contamination Control 6
Flushing of Used Systems 9.6
General 6.1
General Guidelines 9.6.1
Initial Filling 6.1.1
Procedure 9.6.2
In-Service Units 6.1.2
System Maintenance 10
Connection of Contamination Control System 6.1.3
Preinstallation 10.2
Piping or Tubing Contamination Control System 6.1.4
In-Service Units 10.3
Contamination Control Procedures 6.2
Decision to Flush In-Service Hydraulic Systems 10.4
Full Flow Contamination Control 6.2.1
Fluid Condition Monitoring 11
Bypass Contamination Control 6.2.2
Fluid Sampling Techniques 11.2
Batch Contamination Control 6.2.3
Visual Inspection 11.3
Contamination Control Processes 6.3
Laboratory Analysis 11.4
Gravity 6.3.1
Fluid Cleanliness Criteria 11.5
Mechanical 6.3.2
General Information 12
Centrifuge 6.3.2.1
Centrifuge Ratings 12.2
Coalescence 12.3
Vacuum Dehydration 12.4
1
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum
Adsorption 12.5
Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of D02.N0 on
Hydraulic Fluids.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
Current edition approved July 1, 2023. Published July 2023. Originally approved
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
in 1982. Last previous edition approved in 2017 as D4174 – 17. DOI: 10.1520/
only.
D4174-23.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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D4174 − 23
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1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the Particulate Contamination Analysis)
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
3.1 Definitions:
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this practice, refer to
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
Terminology D4175.
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
3.2.1 nominal filtration rating, n—an arbitrary micrometre
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
value indicated by a filter manufacturer. Due to lack of
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
reproducibili
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This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: D4174 − 17 D4174 − 23
Standard Practice for
Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Petroleum Fluid
1
Hydraulic Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4174; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This practice covers aid for the equipment manufacturer, the installer, the oil supplier and the operator in coordinating their
efforts towards obtaining and maintaining clean petroleum fluid hydraulic systems. Of necessity, this practice is generalized due
to variations in the type of equipment, builder’s practices, and operating conditions. Constant vigilance is required throughout all
phases of design, fabrication, installation, flushing, testing, and operation of hydraulic systems to minimize and reduce the presence
of contaminants and to obtain optimum system reliability.
1.2 This practice is presented in the following sequence:
Section
Scope 1
Referenced Documents 2
Terminology 3
Significance and Use 4
Types of Contamination 5
General 5.1
Water 5.2
Soluble Contaminants 5.3
Insoluble Contaminants 5.4
Lodged Contamination 5.4.2.1
Suspended or Loose Contamination 5.4.2.2
Contamination Control 6
General 6.1
Initial Filling 6.1.1
In-Service Units 6.1.2
Connection of Contamination Control System 6.1.3
Piping or Tubing Contamination Control System 6.1.4
Contamination Control Procedures 6.2
Full Flow Contamination Control 6.2.1
Bypass Contamination Control 6.2.2
Batch Contamination Control 6.2.3
Contamination Control Processes 6.3
Gravity 6.3.1
Mechanical 6.3.2
Centrifuge 6.3.2.1
Filters 6.3.2.2
Supplementary Methods 6.3.3
Limitations of Contamination Control Devices 6.3.4
Storage 7
General 7.1
1
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of D02.N0 on
Hydraulic Fluids.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2017July 1, 2023. Published January 2018July 2023. Originally approved in 1982. Last previous edition approved in 20152017 as
D4174 – 15.D4174 – 17. DOI: 10.1520/D4174-17.10.1520/D4174-23.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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Section
Inspection 8
General 8.1
System Components 8.2
Valves, Strainers, and Coolers 8.2.1
Sumps and Tanks 8.2.2
Control Devices 8.2.3
Pumps 8.2.4
Flushing Program 9
General 9.1
Preparation of System for Flushing 9.2
Fluid Heating Prior to Flushing 9.3
Selection of Flushing Oils 9.4
System Operation Fluid 9.4.1
Special Flushing Oil 9.4.2
Flushing Oil Selection Guide 9.4.3
Flushing Procedure for New Systems 9.5
Flushing Oil Charge 9.5.1
Cleaning of Filtration Devices 9.5.2
Cleaning of System Components 9.5.3
System Flushing and Flush Acceptance Criteria 9.5.4
Draining of Flushing Oil 9.5.5
Displacement Oil 9.5.6
Interim Corrosion Protection 9.5.7
New Fluid Charge 9.5.8
Flushing of Used Systems 9.6
General Guidelines 9.6.1
Procedure 9.6.2
System Maintenance 10
Preinstallation 10.2
In-Service Units 10.3
Decision to Flush In-Service Hydraulic Systems 10.4
Fluid Condition Monitoring 11
Fluid Sampling Techniques 11.2
Visual Inspection 11.3
Laboratory Analysis 11.4
Fluid Cleanliness Criteria 11.5
General Information 12
Centrifuge Ratings 12.2
Coalescence 12.3
Vacuum Dehydration 12.4
Adsorption 12.5
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids
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