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5.2.1
Approval by enginebuilder
NOTICE
NOTICE
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Maintenance
Cleaning the compressor during
operation
Wet cleaning compressor using external water pressure vessel (XC1)
These instructions for wet cleaning only apply when cleaning is carried out
with clean water and under the precondition that the enginebuilder ap-
proves the process.
Supplying water from the externally mounted water vessel is suitable
only for those applications where a negative pressure exists in front of
the compressor wheel (not used for: blowers connected in front of the
compressor or high-pressure compressor stages with two-stage charg-
ing).
Operating state prerequisites for cleaning compressor with XC1
To be able to carry out a satisfactory cleaning process that has been
tested and is recommended by ABB Turbo Systems, the following pre-
requisites must be fulfilled:
Run engine at load from 50 ... 85 %.

Start cleaning cycle according to following description Wet cleaning

operation with XC1.
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