How a Y Strainer works

The filtering element in mechanical filters is a mesh or perforated steel basket, which is positioned at an angle to the flow axis and blocks the passage section. As the flow passes through the filter, solid particles present in the flow are trapped by the mesh basket and remain inside it.

Depending on the size of the mechanical inclusions, a filtering element with different hole diameters ranging from 0.3 to 2.0 mm is used. Contaminant particles larger than the hole diameter cannot pass through the mesh and thus settle in the filter chamber.

Depending on the degree of water contamination by mechanical inclusions, the mesh basket of the Y Strainer should be periodically cleaned. The clogging of the filter is indicated by the pressure gauge readings installed before and after the filter – pressure losses on a clogged filter significantly increase compared to those on a clean filter.

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