lubricant condition monitoring Articles
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Using portable oil analysis on USNS Watson - Case Study
Save 15 Hours per Week and Improve Accuracy on Navy Sealift Ship The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Watson is one of the large, medium-speed, roll-on, roll-off (LMSR) ships that have signi cantly expanded the nation’s sealift capacity. The Watson has a considerable amount of machinery including main engines, generators and cranes that need oil tested on a regular basis to detect ...
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Naval sealift ship puts accuracy to the test - Case Study
The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Watson is one of the large, medium-speed, roll-on, roll-off ships that have significantly expanded the nation’s sealift capacity. The Watson has a considerable amount of machinery, including main engines, generators and cranes, that need oil tested on a regular basis to detect potential problems and eliminate the possibility of a catastrophic failure. ...
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The Spectroil Gets A New Heart And Brain
Introduction Wear debris analysis is an important part of any oil analysis program. The Spectroil RDE spectrometer measures trace quantities of elements dissolved or suspended as fine particles in lubricants using the time-tested technology of rotating disc electrode (RDE) atomic emission spectroscopy. The Spectroil RDE spectrometer comes in two configurations. The Spectroil M is a compact, ...
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A Faster and Better FluidScan with Version 5
Measure water contamination in turbine oils down to 300 ppm The latest version of FluidScan software can detect total water presence as low as 300 ppm in turbine oils. The method provides an alternative to laboratory tests such as Karl Fischer titration when fast, simple, and reagent-free analysis is needed. In addition to measuring water contamination, the FluidScan analyzer provides ...
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On-site Oil Analysis for Shipboard Maintenance
Naval Sealift Ship Puts Accuracy to the Test(This is an excerpt from a published article in the April 2013 issue of "Lubes 'N' Greases" magazine) The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Watson is one of the largest, medium-speed, roll-on, roll-off ships that have significantly expanded the nation’s sealift capacity. The Watson has a considerable amount of machinery, including main engines, ...
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Overview of Fluidscan Handheld Infrared Oil Analyzer
Oil analysis is a critical predictive maintenance technology. Service or reliability profes-sionals, whether managing a truck or locomotive fleet, a marine vessel or fixed assets in an industrial plant, rely on oil analysis information to schedule maintenance actions. The need to continuously improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs demands in situ oil analysis results for better ...
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Guide to Measuring Water in Oil
We have all heard the saying, “Oil and water don’t mix.” Unfortunately that doesn’t necessarily apply to lubrication oils. Water can exist in several states in lubrication oils and can do quite a bit of damage to valuable assets if left unchecked. In this guide we explore the challenges posed by water in lubrication oils and discuss the methods available to reliability ...
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Military Sealift Command—Saving Time on Oil AnalysisMilitary sealift command—Saving time on oil analysis
Military Sealift Command (MSC) has responsibility for up to 120 active and reserve civiliancrewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships, provide service support, conduct special missions, strategically preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, and move military equipment and supplies to deployed U.S. forces. In addition to the command’s active ships, MSC gains operational ...
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Cutters cut costs with oil analysis - Case Study
Oil analysis plays a critical role in the mission readiness of the United States Coast Guard’s fast response cutters and national security cutters by alerting engineers to problems that have the potential to damage vital equipment and help them efficiently deploy resources for critical maintenance activities. The traditional approach to oil analysis is to ship samples to a central ...
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United States Coast Guard (USCG) Implements Handheld Technology for Onboard Oil Testing in New Cutters - Case Study
With a motto of “Always Ready,” the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has 11 missions specified by law including drug and migrant interdiction; ports, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense. The USCG’s newest ships include 22 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) which recently entered service, and 36 more are currently on order. ...
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Overview of Rotating Disc Electrode (RDE) Optical Emission Spectroscopy for In-Service Oil Analysis
Introduction The basis of modern oil analysis is the use of optical emission spectroscopy (OES) to measure the ppm (parts per million) levels of wear metals, contaminants and additives in oil samples. Whatever else an oil lab may measure, a multi-elemental analysis is the core of in-service oil analysis. This paper gives an overview of Rotating Disc Electrode Elemental Spectroscopy and its use ...
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Oil Sampling Best Practices (Part 2)
Understanding Dynamic Particle Equilibrium in Closed Loop Systems Dynamic Equilibrium Condition (DEC) is defined as a steady state condition where the normal wear rate in a machine results in no net gain or loss of particles. Knowing what that level is in any lubrication system is necessary in order to detect departures from this level as a result of an abnormality. At equilibrium operating ...
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