Environmental Laboratory
Revolutionary Range of Portable FT-IR Spectrometers for On-site Lubrication Analysis
Sep 12 2008
can be viewed on line in an application brief entitled âOn-site, Low Level Quantitative FTIR Analysis of Water in Oil Using a Novel Water Stabilization Technique (patent pending)â.
In addition to measuring the water level in lubricants, the PAL system immediately yields the amount of oxidation and nitration by-products present and the amount of anti-oxidation, anti-wear and extreme pressure additives that remain in the lubricant. With this information,
lubrication specialists and equipment maintenance personnel can make on-the-spot decisions about the condition of the all-important lubricating fluid. Also, The PAL Series Microlab software has new features including the ability for users to overlay spectra for quick comparison of different oil samples and the ability to store the spectrum of unused oil as a reference for comparison to in-service oil as it ages. The Microlab software provides quantitative readouts for key lubricant parameters, allowing personnel to make immediate decisions about when oil needs replacing or refreshing.
FTIR has been an important technique for analysing the condition of lubricants, but in the past it was necessary to collect samples and then transfer them to an off-site commercial testing laboratory for analysis. Results might take days or even weeks to obtain while all the
time the critical machinery could be subjected to wear from continuing lubricant breakdown.
The revolutionary A2 Technologies` PAL on-site FTIR systems remove the need to analyse samples off-site and represents a significant advance for proactive maintenance of high value equipment.
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