The utilization of stainless steel filter elements finds application in various industries, including oil, air, and water filtration. These filter elements are designed to remove small solid particles from liquids or air to ensure equipment functionality and maintain air cleanliness. As the fluid passes through the filter element with a specific filter size, impurities are trapped, allowing the clean fluid to flow out. Liquid filter elements effectively purify liquids such as oil and water, bringing them to the required cleanliness level for production and daily use.
Two commonly employed types of stainless steel filter elements are 316L stainless steel sintered felt and stainless steel wire mesh. Pleated filter elements, known for their high dirt holding capacity and accurate filtration, are extensively used in diverse applications, including polymer filtration, film processing, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refinement, water treatment, and high-temperature gas filtration. These filter elements are available in various filtration accuracies, and their size can be customized based on customer requirements. They exhibit numerous advantageous features, including high efficiency, large filtration area, low pressure loss, high strength, stability, heat resistance, corrosion resistance, cost-effectiveness, easy cleanability, and reusability. Apart from their filtration applications, they are also employed for flow control and uniform distribution.
Stainless steel filter mesh, categorized by structure, includes single-layer mesh, multi-layer composite filter mesh, and combined filter mesh. The layers of stainless steel filter screens can range from single to multi-layer configurations, providing versatility in filtration requirements. The primary material used for stainless steel filters is stainless steel wire mesh, with mesh sizes varying from 20 to 800. These filter meshes find extensive use in various industries, such as chemical fiber production, staple fiber processing, ultrafine fiber manufacturing, leather production, non-woven fabric production, plastic granulation (including PVC cable and sheath materials), sheet extrusion (PE, PP, ABS, PS), and filtration of melts like color masterbatch and rubber.
