Practicing Oil Analysis July 2002

Reliant Energy is an international energy services and delivery company with approximately $48 billion in annual revenue and total assets exceeding $31 billion, based in Houston, TX. The...

Anyone who has attended one of Noria’s oil analysis classes, or any class with a proactive maintenance focus, knows that particle counters should be at the top of the shopping list when setting up...

In the used oil analysis lab, gas chromatography is becoming increasingly important for accurately determining the concentrations of certain contaminants - particularly fuel and glycol - in used...

A particle counter is a useful tool for maintenance and reliability professionals. It can provide both proactive and predictive benefits.

Many analytical techniques exist to characterize the uniqueness of lubricating oils for internal combustion engines and to confirm their compliance with specifications. Among the most frequently...

Improper combustion, cylinders off-balance, blowby, dispersancy of lubricant and other important parameters can be detected economically at an early stage using a variation of the classical blotter...

Westferry Printers in London prints The Daily Express, The Telegraph, The Observer, The Star and The Financial Times, among others. Westferry is Europe’s largest newspaper printing facility,...

All of the Working Groups of Subcommittee 6 meet in March to discuss the status of their projects and of direct relevance to oil analysis and contaminant measurement. The current projects of WG1...

The basis of centrifugal purification is the density difference between the fluid to be salvaged and the liquid or solid contaminants suspended (free or emulsified liquid contaminants) in the...

Thirty-three years ago, when the author’s company began testing used lubricants as a predictive maintenance tool, the battle-cry against innovation and progress was that used lubricants,...

When setting up and implementing the proactive oil analysis program at Deeter Foundry, I realized the importance of ensuring the procurement and maintenance of clean oil. Obtaining clean oil from a...