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  • On-line wear and lubricant condition monitoring [Elektronski vir]
    Kržan, Boris ; Vižintin, Jože
    Oil analysis has proven to be an effective tool for determining failure modes for both equipment and the lubricant. The foremost goal of an oil analysis system is the early detection of oil ... degradation, contamination and machinery wear. This early detection provides meaningful information about operating conditions that can be used to reduce unscheduled equipment downtime, extend oil drain intervals, or increase equipment life. Until recently, oil analysis has been relatively time consuming and expensive process. Analyses were conducted using traditional laboratory test methods and required extensive, skilled labour. Microprocessor based systems are now available that can automate most of the fundamental lubricating oil and wear particle analyses and thus reducing the manual effort and costs. The foremost aim of this work was to design a mobile standalone unit for continuous lubricating oil monitoring and particle counting. The user interface provides operation control and obtained data display. The next challenge will be comparing obtained data with the conventional laboratory evaluations.
    Type of material - conference contribution
    Publish date - 2008
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 10865179