APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING METALWORKING FLUID

摘要

An apparatus 18 for processing metalworking fluid disposed in a sump 12 beneath a machine 10 is disclosed. Various construction details of the apparatus are developed and provide for removal of tramp oil from the working medium fluid and the aeration of the metalworking fluid to retard the formation of anaerobic bacteria. In one detailed embodiment, the apparatus includes a circulation system 42 having a by-pass flowpath 82f for supplying pressurized metalworking fluid to a fluid distribution system 14 and thence to the sump.