Product Guide

The Tsunami Water Separator
Product Description and Parts Breakdown
The Tsunami Water Separator is a high quality filtration product which can be used to remove liquids and dirt
particulates from compressed air systems with a capacity of up to 240 SCFM (Standard Cubic Feet per Minute).
This technology accomplishes its goal by taking the inlet air through the inner tube and reverses direction when it
hits the baffle plate (refer to cutaway below for more details). When this happens, the air velocity is slowed in the
larger area of the outer tube which allows gravity to remove the bulk liquids. The air then travels upwards through
the stainless steel mesh where the remaining water molecules are coalesced into larger droplets of liquid which then
drop to the bottom and are removed through the float drain.
The water separator consists of a unit head, outer tube, inner tube, baffle plate, coalescing stainless steel mesh
and a bottom cap with float drain.
Float Drain:
• The float drain is a critical component to this unit as its sole responsibility is to remove the liquids and con-
taminants.
• Electronic Solenoid Drain Valve (optional) - Recommended for air systems with dirty, rusty, or oily conditions
Head:
• The head is machined from 6061 aircraft aluminum and is anodized for corrosion resistance.
In addition, the head is powder coated for maximum corrosion protection.
• Head Dimensions and port sizes
- 20 Series has a 2” square head with ¼” NPT inlet and outlet ports
- 50 Series has a 2⅜ “ square head with ½” NPT inlet and outlet ports
- 120 Series has a 3⅛” square head with 1” NPT inlet and outlet ports
Outer Tube and Inner Tube:
• The inner and outer tubes are machined from 6061 aircraft aluminum which provides exceptional
durability for the most rugged applications. The tubes are anodized both inside and out to prevent
corrosion from air system contaminants.
Stainless Steel Mesh:
• The stainless steel mesh is a non-corroding material that retards rusting and breakdown of the
weave.
How It Works
Once the aerosol is captured by a fiber, it coalesces with other captured aerosols to form a bu k liquid
which is forced by the air flow to the outer surface of the filter media. A non-wicking drain layer attached to
the outer surface of the filter media separates the oil and water liquid from the air flow and drains the liquid
via gravity to the sump of the filter housing preventing entrainment.
Construction
Tsunami coalescing media is made of 100% borosilicate glass micro fibers bonded together with a resin
binder. In the standard configuration, chemical-resistant polypropylene cores and layers intimately support
the coalescing media. A non-wicking drain layer is in intimate contact with the outside of the outer support
core.
Scanning Electron
Micrograph of
Coalescing Media
@ 500X magnification
Oil & Liquid
Aerosols
Coalesced Oil
& Liquids
Drain layer Coalescing Media
By utilizing direct interception, diffusion and impaction, liquid aerosols
are coalesced and removed from compressed air.
The Tsunami Oil Coalescing Filter
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