Air Compressor Air Oil Separator MANN & HUMMEL 4900050891

The MANN & HUMMEL 4900050891 is a key componement of your lubricated rotary screw air compressor. The oil is injected with the intake air to seal the compressors screws with the chamber, lubricate bearings and remove heat of compression from the machine, after the air and oil mix is compressed by the screw a separator will filter the mix to reinjected the oil into the compression chamber and send the air downstream.
A standard rotary screw air oil separator assembly should retain most of the oil inside the lubrification system and entrained in the compressed air a maximum of 2-3 ppm.
Top hat style air oil separator are installed inside a separator tanks with a gasket and a grounding wire. They normally need to be change anywhere between 4000hrs and 8000hrs depending on the parts.