High Velocity Oil Flushing companies like IFM, use high flow filtration skids and often oil heaters to mechanically clean the interior surfaces of lube oil piping. This is completed without the use of potentially harmful chemicals and water commonly used in chemical cleaning and hydro-blasting. While normal onboard pumps produce laminar flow, they do not produce enough turbulence to dislodge particles left behind during the manufacturing and pipe fabrication process. These particles, if left in the piping system, can eventually become dislodged and damage bearings and other critical system components. While there are other methods of removing particles from the interior walls of lube oil piping such as hydro-blasting and chemical cleaning, a high velocity oil flush in accordance with API 614 is the most conservative method of removing contamination prior to startup.