Floor Placement Mist Eliminators Review Panel

These industrial pollution experts compare floor placement mist eliminators

years of experience with freestanding mist eliminator applications and indoor air quality

Floor Placement Mist Eliminators Comparisons

The best way to treat your smoke, coolant and oil mist problem is with a mist eliminator directly mounted to your machine enclosure. When direct mount is not feasible, a floor placed mist eliminator with minimal ducting works just as well, only adding a little static pressure for the blower or fan to overcome ducting. Almost any machine mount mist eliminator can be adapted as a floor placement freestanding mist eliminator via a pedestal stand. More information

Product

Pros

Considerations

Features

Application

MSRP

Absolent ODR Oil Smoke Mist Eliminator
Oil mist eliminator

• Versatile mounting options.

• No need to clean disposable filters.

• Consistent efficiency

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• 1180-4700 CFM

• Media filters

• 2 stage pre-filter

• Dirty filter gauge

• Absolute filter

• Optional pump, fan, ducting, hood, etc equipment

• source capture w/ducting

• smoke

• oil mist

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Absolent ODF Oil Mist Eliminator

• Versatile mounting options.

• No need to clean disposable filters.

• Consistent efficiency

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• 355-4700 CFM

• Media filters

• Pressure gauge

• Pipe connections

• Absolute filter

• Optional pump, fan, ducting, hood, etc equipment

• source capture w/ducting

• oil mist

• vapors

• VOCs

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Aercology E-Type Mist Eliminator

• Small size.

• No need to clean disposable filter liners.

• Requires frequent maintenance to avoid downtime.

• Vibration from spinning drum may reduce machine tool precision.

• Requires periodic filter liner replacement and disposal.

• 100-900 CFM

• Centrifugal separator

• Optional HEPA

• Coated perforated rotating drum

• Collection chamber

• Drain system

• direct machine mount source capture w/ducting

• smoke

• clean synthetic mist

• clean oil mist

• not for mist with heavy particulate

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Aget Mistkop® Inverted Mist Eliminator

• Small size.

• No need to clean disposable filters.

• Requires periodic filter replacement and disposal.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Unfiltered contaminants pass through blower, causing maintenance concerns.

• 300-1800 CFM

• Media filters

• Dirty filter gauge

• machine or floor mount ducted source capture

• smoke

• mist

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Air Quality EngineeringM33O Mist Eliminator
AQE mist eliminators

• Filter washing not required.

• Small footprint takes little floor space.

• Requires periodic filter replacement and disposal.

• Limited mounting options - floor only (7 ft tall).

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Up to 1300 CFM

• Media filters

• Dirty filter gauge

• Indicator light

• two 8" collars for ducting

• Sump kit

• ducted source capture

• coolant mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• vapors

• VOCs

$2,729-$2,965

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Air Quality EngineeringM66O Mist Eliminator
floor mist eliminator

• Filter washing not required.

• Small footprint takes little floor space.

• Requires periodic filter replacement and disposal.

• Limited mounting options - floor only (7 ft tall).

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Up to 4400 CFM

• Media filters

• Dirty filter gauge

• Indicator light

• two 8" collars for ducting

• Sump kit

• ducted source capture

• coolant mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• vapors

• VOCs

$3,575-$5,014

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Airflow Systems 2400 VOM Mist Eliminator

• Filter washing not required.

• Versatile mounting options.

• Small footprint takes little floor space.

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• 2400-2800 CFM

• media filters

• Optional silencer

• HEPA option

• Other filter options

• ducted source capture

• mist

• smoke

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Airflow Systems Mist-Pac Mist Eliminator

• Filter washing not required.

• Versatile mounting options.

• Small footprint takes little floor space.

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Handles small applications only.

• 450-600 CFM

• media filters

• Optional dirty filter gauge

• Smoke filter option

• Built in silencer

• ducted source capture

• mist

• smoke

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Donaldson Torit MHP-1 Mist Eliminator

• Can handle continuous heavy mist loading

• Filter washing required between costly filter replacements.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Not for mist with heavy particulate.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• 1000-4000 CFM

• Media filters

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Dirty filter gauge

• Optional pre-filters

• ducted capture

• moderate airflow w/heavy mist loading

• multiple machine centers

• oil mist

• water based coolant mist

• synthetic coolant mist

• light smoke

• light particles

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Donaldson Torit MDV Mist Eliminator
free standing mist eliminator.

• Filter washing not required.

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Limited mounting options - floor only.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• 1000-6000 CFM

• Media filters

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Dirty filter gauge

• Optional pre-filters

• ducted capture

• oil mist

• water based coolant mist

• synthetic coolant mist

• smoke

• light dust

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Trion MP600M
Mist Eliminator
floor located mist eliminator

• Filter washing not required.

• Versatile mounting options.

• Can wire to machine control for automatic operation

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Up to 600 CFM

• media filters

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• Control machine mounted or remote

• ducted source capture

• coolant mist

• smoke

• fumes

$2,251-$3,100

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Trion MP1200M Mist Eliminator
mist eliminator floor installation

• Filter washing not required.

• Versatile mounting options.

• Can wire to machine control for automatic operation.

• Small footprint takes little floor space.

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Up to 1150 CFM

• media filters

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• Control machine mounted or remote

• ducted source capture

• coolant mist

• smoke

• fumes

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Trion MP2400M Mist Eliminator
floor placed mist eliminators

• Filter washing not required.

• Versatile mounting options.

• Can wire to machine control for automatic operation

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• Up to 2400 CFM

• media filters

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• Control machine mounted or remote

• ducted source capture

• coolant mist

• smoke

• fumes

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Trion VOMP 600 Mist Eliminator

• Superior electronic cell design reduces downtime.

• Versatile mounting options.

• Can wire to machine control for automatic operation

• Consistent airflow & efficiency, compared to media filters.

• Versatile mounting options.

• Small footprint takes little floor space.

• ESP filters require periodic cleaning.

• Not for source capture of cast iron or heavy ferrous metals.

• 300-800 CFM

• ESP filter

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• Optional adorber section

• Optional bag filters

• Motor upgrades

• Optional carbon post filter

• ducted capture

• mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

$2,840

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United Air Specialists Dust Hog® F-Series Mist Eliminators **

• Filter washing not required.

• Comes with legs & hanger bracket.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• 1250-7000 CFM

• Media filter

• Optional HEPA after filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• ducted capture

• mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

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United Air Specialists VCC Coolant Cat™ Mist Eliminators **

• Filter washing not required.

• Variety of mounting options.

• Airflow & efficiency vary throughout filter life.

• Requires periodic costly filter replacement and disposal.

• Source capture for multiple machines requires extensive ductwork and air balancing.

• 1000-1500 CFM

• Media filter

• Optional HEPA

• Optional carbon filter

• Synthetic, water or oil based coolant

• ducted capture

• mist

• smoke

• fumes

• soot

• light dust

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Read more about this oil smoke mist eliminator at United Air Specialists' web site.

Floor Placement Installation for Mist Eliminators

by James Lee, Industrial Designer

There are several reasons for using a floor installed mist eliminators, though performance is not one of them. Floor placement is the alternative to the more efficient direct mount installation.

Floor installation may be necessary for inferior constructed mist eliminators that shake or vibrate. Centrifugal oil mist eliminators are frequently floor mounted because their spinning drums have a tendency to go out of balance and shake violently. Media based coolant mist eliminators have a tendency to vibrate due to high fan speed needed to overcome high static pressure of media filtration. Flexible ducting can be used to isolate the oil smoke mist eliminator from your machine center. On the downside, any ducting, especially flex ducting creates more static pressure, which means the fan must blow harder yet to maintain the required airflow for your application. This creates more noise, vibration and higher electric cost.

The other reason we have floor mounted mist eliminators is to accommodate inconvenient size and weight. Most media oil smoke mist eliminators become very heavy as their bag filters fill up with liquid and solid contaminants. Media mist eliminators are usually bigger than ESP because they require multiple stages of filtration to refine polluted air into breathable air. Size of each filter depends on its capacity. A media oil mist eliminator usually will have an impingement pre-filter, followed by a large capacity bag filter, followed by one or several post filters. These filters are stacked end to end and making one tall unit that can only be safely installed on the floor.

Electrostatic mist eliminators, though more efficient than media, can also come in huge multiple pass packages that are only feasible for floor installation. Smaller electrostatic precipitators are usually machine mounted because they do not retain oil or coolant. Metalworking fluids are constantly drained back into the machine center. If a machine enclosure can not support a small ESP mist eliminator, it can easily mount to a floor stand.

When there is no floor space available, most mist eliminators can be suspended with hanging hardware or on a skid or platform. Just remember, the further you run ducts, the higher the fan speed needed to overcome additional static pressure. As ducting becomes more complex, so do the air handling calculations required to run them. When possible, keep the mist eliminator close to the machine center for efficient operation.