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Using Criticality to Drive Oil Analysis Strategy
Oil analysis provides a huge payback when deployed through a proper strategy. While an extremely valuable tool in today’s reliability programs, it is sometimes applied in an ad-hoc manner. This is a...
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Oil Cleanliness is Key for Alcoa’s Balboa
Name: Fernando R. BalboaAge: 61Title: PDM Lubrication Oil Analysis TechCompany: AlcoaLocation: Point Comfort, TexasYears of Service: 40 years Fernando Balboa has worked for Alcoa’s alumina refinery in...
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How Dielectric Instruments Can Aid Oil Analysis
"What is the meaning of dielectric constant (DC) in a lubricant’s performance and its monitoring? We have an instrument in our predictive maintenance department that reports these units, and we do not...
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Gear Oil Condition Monitoring for Offshore Wind Turbines
Condition monitoring programs for offshore wind turbines typically include time-scheduled oil analysis. This analysis is usually performed by specialized laboratories so that information about...
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The Importance of Demulsibility in Oil
"What does demulsibility mean and how does it relate to oil?" Demulsibility is the ability to release water. This is important when the equipment is operating in humid climates or in a plant atmosphere...
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Advice for Improved Oil Sampling
"We have a 600-liter sump that supplies 150 liters per minute to eight turbine bearings from one reservoir. The oil flows from the reservoir by a single pump and filter, then separates to the eight...
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Lubrication of High-Temperature Chains
High-temperature chain oils are used in the plasterboard industry, insulation material industry and in all other industries where conveyor and drive chains are exposed to high temperatures. This...
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Analysts Inc. Relocates in Georgia
Analysts Inc. recently announced plans to move and expand its operations in the Southeast. The company has been in its current location in Norcross, Ga., for the past 29 years, but will relocate its...
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Troubleshoot with Used Oil Filter Analysis
"Recently I've read that it's possible to analyze used oil filters for troubleshooting. Do you recommend this?" Used oil filter analysis may provide your best evidence of machine degradation, tracing a...
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The Basics of Ferrous Density in Oil Analysis
Ferrous density should be considered a primary test for all machines where ferrous wear material is expected. Correlating ferrous density data along with other oil analysis test information can give...
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Removing Wear Particles Makes Sense
"A customer of ours is using an external engine oil filtration device designed to take out contaminants down to the 1- to 3-micron range while not affecting the additive package. The customer now...
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Flow Rates for Off-line Filtration
"Many of the available side-stream (portable) filter systems have low flow rates, and I am concerned that it might not be circulating enough oil to get ahead of the contaminant level. What is...
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Elemental Analysis of Industrial Lubricants
As the most fundamental test used in oil analysis today, elemental analysis can detect between 15 and 25 different elements that are related to wear metals, contaminant metals and oil additives. In...
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Changing Oil Based on Oxidation
"As oil ages, it oxidizes. What is the best indicator that the oil has oxidized too much and should be changed based upon the results given in a typical oil analysis? We analyze the oil from our mixer...
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Finding Dispersants on Oil Analysis Reports
"Which elements on an oil analysis report are considered dispersants? On your regular routine oil analysis report, the answer would be none. A dispersant in oil is defined as an additive, usually...
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PerkinElmer Introduces OilExpress 4 and OilPrep 4
PerkinElmer Inc. recently announced the introduction of its OilExpress 4 and OilPrep 4 systems for faster oil analysis. The OilExpress 4 system features a high-performance Spectrum Two FTIR...
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Linking Enhanced Reliability to the State of Lubrication
The lubricant Optimum Reference State (ORS) is a critical concept in the journey to world-class lubrication and enhanced machine reliability. In short, it is the prescribed state of machine...
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Education is Key to Get the Most from a Lubrication Program
While instructing a lubrication fundamentals course, I’m often asked, “What is the best return on investment in terms of lubrication?” Without hesitation, I’ve always answered that it is keeping the...
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The Importance of Machine Selection in an Oil Analysis Program
Proper machine selection can be viewed as a foundational element to receiving a firm return on investment (ROI) for an oil analysis program. Rarely is it cost-effective to include all oiled or...
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Characterization of Particles from In-Service Lubricants
This integrated tester features a filter patch maker per ASTM D7416. (Photo courtesy of Emerson Process Management) The new ASTM D7684-10 standard guide should be quite useful for microscopic particle...
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