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    A Publication of the Lubrication Engineers Technical Department

    LEADERS IN LUBRICANTS NUMBER 93

    GEAR REDUCER LUBRICATION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

    Gear reduction is an important factor in the basic power transmission flow in any industry, including
    wastewater treatment facilities. Of the basic unit group consisting of power sources (electric motor
    or internal combustion engine), gear reduction (open or enclosed gears) and various types of
    couplings (including chain or belt drives), gear reduction is of prime importance. How else could
    speed and torque be stepped up or stepped down and/or increased or decreased?

    Normally, speed reducing equipment is required in any material handling application, including sew-
    age. When selecting a speed reducer, several fundamental considerations must be studied to en-
    sure that the most economical and durable equipment is used, in line with the work to be done.

    Several types of reducers are available: (1) parallel shaft (2) concentric shaft or (3) the right angle
    type of either worm gear or spiral bevel design. In most instances, the choice of shaft arrangement
    is governed by installation convenience rather than by either cost or design considerations.
    However, a right angle worm reducer is primarily considered when space is at a premium or a high
    gear ratio is required. The worm speed reducer generally offers the lowest reduction problem. If
    efficiency is a factor, the higher cost spiral bevel units are considered.

    Speed reducers are usually durable pieces of


    equipment. Built-in safety factors protect them
    against the severity of most applications. Despite this
    protection and the general ruggedness of the
    equipment, gear reducers can be destroyed by
    neglect, carelessness, failure to follow instructions
    and misuse. Of the 12 most common reasons for
    enclosed gear drive failures, over-looking proper
    lubrication is number two, while neglecting proper oil
    changes is number four. Gearbox manufacturers
    usually furnish specific recommendations as to
    frequency of gear oil changes and viscosities.

    The proper service and maintenance (including


    lubrication) of the gear reducers at wastewater
    treatment facilities are just as important as for gear
    reducers in any other industrial facility.
    LE'S ALMASOL, MONOLEC and SYNOLEC Gear Lubricants solve operating and maintenance problems
    and cut expenses for gear reducers operating in hundreds of wastewater treatment facilities throughout
    the United States, and in a growing number of other nations.

    Gear reducers are to be found in the power transmission train of all equipment typical to wastewater
    treatment facilities, such as:

    Aerators Flocculates/Thickeners
    Air Condition Equipment Hoists
    Blowers Grinders (Comminutors, Disintegrators, Delumpers)
    Boiler Equipment Pumps
    Centrifuges Screens (Bar Screens, Drum Screens, etc.)
    Chain Drives Sliding and Shear Surfaces
    Clarifiers Sludge Thickeners
    Compressor Drives Sluice Gates Conveyors
    Swingfusers Digesters Vacuum Pump Drives
    Engine-Generator Sets

    The recommended LE gear lubricant for the typical gear


    reducer application at wastewater treatment plants are
    necessarily shown on an "and/or" basis. All variables
    should be taken into account: (1) speed; (2) load; (3)
    temperature and (4) operating environment when
    choosing the particular LE gear lubricant for use.

    GEAR REDUCERS
    Open Gearing:
    Heavily Loaded 5180-5182 or 9000-9001 PYROSHIELD®
    3083 ALMASHIELD® Open Gear Lubricant; or
    9901 ALMASOL SYNTEMP® Lubricant

    Lightly Loaded 5180-5182 or 9000-9001 PYROSHIELD®


    9102 SYNTEMP® Synthetic Lubricant, or
    9200 ALMASOL® Dry Film Lubricant.

    Enclosed Gears:
    R&O (nonEP) Oils 6403-6407 MONOLEC® Turbine Oil, or
    6803-6807 MULTILEC® Industrial Oil.

    EP Gear Oils 300 MONOLEC® Industrial Lubricant, or


    604-609 ALMASOL® Vari-Purpose Gear Lubricant
    703-704 MONOLEC® Gear Lubricant
    9920 SYNOLEC® Gear Lubricant

    300 Bailey Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107 | 817-834-6321 | 800-537-7683


    fax 817-834-2341 | http://www.le-inc.com
    LI 20093
    Rev. 08-99

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