Understanding Oil Analysis: How It Can Improve Reliability of Wind Turbine Gearboxes [caption id="attachment_885" align="alignright" width="224"] Click on the image to read the article[/caption] Reliability has been defined as the ability to rely on equipment to produce what it is scheduled to produce, when it is scheduled to produce it, for as long as…
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How To Monitor Your Turbine Oil’s Health
How To Monitor Your Turbine Oil's Health Turbine oils, particularly those used in steam turbines, are expected to last 10 to 20 years. During this lifespan, careful monitoring of the lube oil's physical and chemical properties, together with common contaminants such as water and solid particles, is required and should be performed annually. This is…
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New Material Identification Analysis Testing
New Material Identification Analysis Testing TestOil has developed the Material Identification Analysis using Full Spectrum IR technology to analyze your mystery sludge and particles. A solid deposit in a fluid system or a plugging filter is direct evidence of some sort of irregularity and a thorough analysis of this evidence can be extremely valuable in…
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Testing For Water
Testing For Water Water is one of the most destructive contaminants faced by industrial maintenance departments. Studies have shown that water present at any level can reduce bearing life from 10 to 100 times. While the overall tolerance for water varies from machine to machine, a good general alarm limit for water contamination is 0.05%…
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Can you identify the type of wear?
Can you identify the type of wear? Analytical Ferrography allows analysts to visually examine wear particles present in a sample. A trained analyst visually determines the type and severity of wear deposited onto the substrate by using a high magnification microscope. The particles are readily identified and classified according to size, shape, and metallurgy. The image…
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Measuring Varnish Potential in Lube Oil
Measuring Varnish Potential in Lube Oil Lubricating oil in gas turbines and hydraulic systems is unfortunately subject to the ravages of varnish. It is well-documented that varnish is an insoluble contaminant comprised of oil degradation by-products and sometimes depleted additive molecules. It is generally caused by some type of thermal (heat-related) stress placed on the…
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