Technical Articles
AMETEK Spectro Scientific has published these technical articles:
(Product and Material Testing)
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The case study highlights how the Spectro Scientific's on-site oil analyzers provided a racing team with advanced onsite oil analysis capabilities. By enabling real-time monitoring of engine oil...
(Nondestructive Testing Equipment)
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AMETEK Spectro Scientific fuels Honda's racing success...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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In a recent reliability survey, between 60 to 70% of industrial facilities employ oil analysis as an important component of their reliability programs. Oil analysis gives a snapshot of machinery...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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Comprehensive oil analysis requires sampling, testing and analyzing in-service industrial lubricants to evaluate the wear condition of machinery, the contamination condition of lubrication systems,...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Downtime for critical equipment is costly in terms of dollar expense, productivity and human lives. Oil analysis is one of the most important and reliable techniques to keep these assets up and...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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For many years, rig operators have used oil analysis as an essential tool for routine maintenance and future cost avoidance. On oil rigs, equipment failures risk employee safety, and missed production...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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A large municipality located in the northwestern United States operates a fleet of over 1,700 vehicles and over 3,000 pieces of motorized equipment which it uses for critical everyday functions. As...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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Power plants today face headwinds in delivering power to customers. Power suppliers must meet the “Three Rs” for power system reliability: resource adequacy (people, equipment, facilities,...
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There is a lot of discussion about artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and how these can be applied in all areas of reliability programs, particularly oil analysis. In this...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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Point of care solutions provide the maintenance team with accurate answers about equipment when needed. This is especially important when teams are working in 24/7 operations. Waiting for data to come...
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This article is the first in a series to make a strong case for performing more and better testing of in service lubricants in order to replace unplanned repairs and unplanned downtime with planned...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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Oil analysis is a core practice recognized within the reliability professional community to improve machine reliability and save money. Many companies and organizations already employ some type of oil...
(Analytical Instruments)
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A Major Municipal Laboratory's analysts regularly perform Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) measurements on wastewater samples from various industrial plants and apartment buildings. In the past, these...
(Sensing and Measurement Instruments)
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Viscosity is the measurement of an oil's resistance to flow. Typically, we can expect viscosity to decrease with a temperature increase, and increase with a temperature decrease. Viscosity and...
(Sensing and Measurement Instruments)
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Routinely monitoring water concentration in oil is an important part of any oil condition monitoring program. Water can enter the oil as a result of environmental conditions, condensation from cooler...
(Sensing and Measurement Instruments)
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When talking about marine markets there are three major areas: merchant fleets, Marine Naval Forces, and cruise lines. It's important to note that this large industry uses on-site oil analysis at all...
(Spectroscopy)
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Particle imaging, electromagnetic, ferrographic, and spectroscopic methods were used to evaluate hydraulic oil samples collected from machines known to be generating abnormal wear particles....
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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Ferrous wear is one of the most important parameters to monitor as part of a based maintenance program. The main goal of such a program is to identify the transition from normal wear to abnormal wear...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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There are several methods available for both laboratory and field analysis of soot in diesel engine oil. The choice of methods depends on budget, precision, location of testing, time, and other...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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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...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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This paper describes how the Q5800 serves as a single portable solution providing cost effective, integrated lubrication analysis. As instrumentation size shrinks and becomes more portable, oil...
(Electrical and Electronic Maintenance and Repair)
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What do a hospital, a treatment plant, a police station and a remote mine have in common? They have essential assets requiring uninterruptible power, commonly powered by an engine generator as primary...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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The basis of modern oil analysis programs 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....
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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This paper describes how using the handheld, solvent-free SpectroVisc Q3000 Series device in the field provides immediate and accurate kinematic viscosity measurements, even when compared to...
(Electrical and Electronic Maintenance and Repair)
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The practice of in-service oil analysis or used oil analysis started over a century ago on locomotive engines. Now it is one of the most important components of condition based maintenance (CBM), a...
(Oil, Gas and Mining Equipment)
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The key benefits of on-site oil analysis are maintenance cost savings and productivity increases from increasing the uptime of running machines. Machines run longer if the right oils are used and if...
(Analytical Instruments)
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[O]il analysis can generate a fast return on investment for a municipality or other organization with a large fleet of vehicles and equipment. By accurately determining the condition both of the oil...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Measuring soot in diesel engine oil has become more important as soot levels get higher due to exhaust
gas recirculation. As soot is one of the key indicators for the condition of the oil, diesel...
(Spectroscopy)
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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...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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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...
(Product and Material Testing)
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When implementing machine condition monitoring for machinery lubricating oils, typically the first strategy you implement is contamination control. Particle counting is the method used to monitor the...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Fuel contamination in a lubricant is one of the most important lubricant failure modes in internal combustion engines. The presence of fuel reduces the oil viscosity which decreases the load carrying...
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Due to the effects of over-capacity and reduced freight rates in the aftermath of the recent recession, ship operators have implemented "slow steaming" operations to reduce costs. Operating two-stroke...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Synthetic Polyol Ester fluids are the fluids of choice to lubricate aircraft gas turbine engines used in commercial and military service requiring MIL-PRF-23699F-STD level performance. It also is used...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Reliability testing is a very important component of new engine development. Engineers need to fully understand and chart the engine lifetime performance under a variety of conditions before mass...
(Spectroscopy)
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Evaluating the wear condition of equipment is a primary requirement of condition monitoring programs. Oil wetted equipment will generate wear particles throughout its lifetime, the nature and rate of...
(Nondestructive Testing Equipment)
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The measurement and trending of abnormal ferrous wear debris in machinery lubrication oils is arguably the most significant indicator of machinery health and a key predictor of catastrophic machinery...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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As the global commitment to renewable energy sources grows, the importance of using biodiesel as a blending component with diesel fuel has increased.
Biodiesel consists of fatty acid methyl esters...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Fuel dilution in oil can cause serious engine damage. High levels of fuel (>2%) in a lubricant can result in decreased viscosity, oil degradation, loss of dispersancy, and loss of oxidation stability....
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Liquid cooled engines and rotating equipment use glycol based coolants because of their excellent heat transfer abilities. However, glycol based coolants are not desirable at all in lubrication oil...
(Product and Material Testing)
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An in-service lubricant encounters air, heat, pressure, corrosive agents, and other factors that cause chemical changes in the oil. A change in oil chemistry can affect the ability of the lubricant to...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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The most important physical property of a lubricating oil is viscosity. Viscosity determines the load
carrying ability of the oil as well as how easily it circulates. The correct balance between high...
(Product and Material Testing)
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A high concentration of acidic compounds in a lubricant can lead to corrosion of machine parts and clogged oil filters due to the formation of varnish and sludge. When a lubricant breaks down, acidic...
(Sample Preparation and Liquid Handling)
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The major issue for premature failure in wind turbine gearboxes is bearing failure, which leads to gearbox failure. A wind turbine gearbox will not survive if the oil is not clean and especially if...
(Spectroscopy)
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The ferrography technique was developed in the 1970s to overcome the large particle detection deficiencies of spectrometric oil analysis. It is a technique used for the separation of particles from...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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It has been over two years since the publication of the first edition of Spectro Scientific's In-Service
Oil Analysis Handbook. Our original goal was to compile a comprehensive reference book of...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Obtaining a representative oil sample from a closed loop lubrication system is essential to any good oil analysis program. As oil analysis programs become more standardized for routine monitoring,...
(Sample Preparation and Liquid Handling)
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Sampling bottles come in many shapes and sizes. 120 ml (4 oz) HDPE (opaque) bottles have been the most common sampling bottle for many years. Many suppliers now provide clear PET, or PS bottles for...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Oil in water analysis is a global issue that crosses many industries, analytical methods, and regulatory agencies. Due to the negative effects of oil on the
environment, there are strict limits on the...
(Spectroscopy)
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Spectro Scientific is bringing great enhancements to its high performance line of RDE-OES (Rotating Disk ElectrodeOptical Emission Spectrometers) for elemental analysis. The new SpectrOil 100 Series...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Synthetic Polyol Ester fluids are the fluids of choice to lubricate aircraft gas turbine engines
used in commercial and military service requiring MIL-PRF-23699F-STD level performance. It also is used...
(Product and Material Testing)
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The most important physical property of a lubricating oil is viscosity. Viscosity determines the load carrying ability of the oil as well as how easily it circulates. The correct balance between high...
(Product and Material Testing)
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A high concentration of acidic compounds in a lubricant can lead to corrosion of machine parts and clogged oil filters due to the formation of varnish and sludge. When a lubricant breaks down, acidic...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Compressor oils can create unique challenges when trying to measure viscosity. Dissolved gases from refrigerants, in particular, tend to bubble out when these oils are measured using traditional...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Laser light blocking particle counters, or optical particle counters (OPC’s) are the traditional instruments used for in-service oil analysis. The working principle of traditional light...
(Product and Material Testing)
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The days of needing a laboratory full of specialized equipment to do oil analysis are long gone. The MicoLab® all-in-one oil analyzer combines four separate analytical instruments into one...
(Sample Preparation and Liquid Handling)
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Certain types of samples, such as those containing detergent, may form emulsions when doing an oil in water extraction into a solvent. The boundary between the solvent and the sample will have an...
(Electrical and Electronic Maintenance and Repair)
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Why do some machines fail early, while others operate for many additional years?...
(Nondestructive Testing Equipment)
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In-service oil analysis equipment monitors the status of lubricants for optimal performance. These instruments alert operators to potential problems before they develop. In-service oil analysis...
(Product and Material Testing)
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No offshore facility wants to be caught with a sheen around their platform as that can result in a costly fine for exceeding discharge permit limits for oil. Onboard oil in water analyzers are...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Wastewater professionals who are enforcing industrial effluent standards for fats, oil and grease (FOG) either must perform numerous
gravimetric tests or spend a considerable amount of money with a...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Kitsap Transit is a public transportation agency, based in Bremerton, Washington and serving the county of Kitsap, which operates routed bus service, foot ferry service and service for elderly and...
(Product and Material Testing)
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While the amount of oil in water is highly regulated - it can also be a challenging measurement. It is complicated by the fact that oil comes in many forms and the measurement is defined by the...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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We have all heard the saying, â Oil and water donâ t mix.â Unfortunately that doesnâ t necessarily apply to lubrication oils. Water can exist in several states in lubrication oils and can do quite a...
(Nondestructive Testing Equipment)
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While it is true that all machines eventually wear out, proper maintenance and care can improve machinery health and longevity. This is particularly true with regard to the two most common types of...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Kitsap Transit is a public transportation agency, based in Bremerton, Washington and serving the county of Kitsap, which operates routed bus service, foot ferry service and service for elderly and...
(Nondestructive Testing Equipment)
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Understanding and trending machine wear is critical for predictive maintenance. Oil analysis is the best routine non-destructive technology (NDT) for detecting surface wear on a wide array of oil...
(Product and Material Testing)
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The most widely accepted direct method for analyzing fuel dilution in lubricants is Gas
Chromatography (GC) according to ASTM methods D3524, D3525, and more recently, D7593.1-3 Other conventional...
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This paper describes a new machine condition measurement system which combines particle count data and elemental analysis information in two closely interlinked measurement phases.
This machine...
(Engineering and Scientific Software)
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Extensive work on dynamic equilibrium models of wear particles was undertaken during the early 1980's to better help oil analysis professionals identify abnormal wear modes when performing analytical...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Why do some machines fail early, while others operate for many additional years. Generally, eight mechanisms lead to component failures in industrial machinery: abrasion, corrosion, fatigue, boundary...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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The focus of this paper is to provide details on how the LNF operates and how its method of particle counting and optical image analysis compares to laser style particle counters and traditional...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Water in oil can manifest itself in many forms - from dissolved to emulsified, to free water with oil. How water will be present in a given oil depends on the nature of the oil formulation as well as...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Portable oil analysis solutions empower ship maintainers to act fast in preventing failure....
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Oil analysis is a critical predictive maintenance technology. Service or reliability professionals, whether managing a truck or locomotive fleet, a marine vessel or fixed assets in an industrial...
(Spectroscopy)
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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...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Mid-Infrared (Mid-IR) spectroscopy is widely used for lubricant formulation and evaluation because of the detailed information on chemical composition provided by this technique. In recent years, it...
(Spectroscopy)
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This paper explores IR spectroscopy as an
alternative method for measuring TAN and TBN values, using a three-step process of library building, sample classification, and multivariate regression...
(Product and Material Testing)
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Lubricants are the life blood of oil wetted machinery. As an important element of predictive maintenance technologies, in-service oil analysis can provide trace information about machine wear...