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  *Test Parameters: Viscosity Viscosity Index Flash Point Pour Point Demulsification Copper Corrosion Acid Number Foam Characteristics Oxidation Characteristics Water Separation Rust Prevention Cleanliness Oxidation Stability Test :  Turbine Oil Oxidation Stability Test (TOST) is a valuable tool in order to indicate oil life for lubricants that are continuously exposed to gross water contaminations, high temperatures, and air entrainment in field service. ASTM D943 commonly referred to as Turbine Oil. Oxidation Stability Test (TOST), is widely used in the lubrication industry to evaluate the oxidation stability. Best Practices for Steam Turbine Lubrication: Keep Oil Clean, Cool and Dry Install High Capture Efficiency Breathers to your Oil Respective Oil Tanks Monitor returning bearing oil temperature regularly Maintain proper alignment Inspect for signs of foaming and/or Air Entrainment Install primary (return line) and secondary sampling points Perform regular oil analysis Routinely i

  In our previous segments, we have discussed several aspects of Lubricant contamination and ways to prevent or treat that contamination. But, as we all know that for every company the maintenance budget is limited so focusing on all the factors is not possible. In such cases, The Pareto Principle comes handy. The Pareto Principle (also known as the 80/20 rule ) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. In terms of maintenance, it can be reflected upon as  20% of Machines cause 80% of the Downtime. Few key causes that constitute this 20% are: Particle Contamination Moisture Contamination Wrong/Degraded Lubricant Misalignment Imbalance High Temperature We at Minimac study your maintenance needs and provide the highest quality & service quality solutions.  Call +91 7030901266 for Mechanical Maintenance & Oil Check.

  1. Steam Turbine Oil Good Demulsibility:  Means the ability to release water, This is important when the equipment is operating in humid climates or in a plant atmosphere that is wet or humid. Foam Suppression and Air Release:  Foam is used whenever there is a possibility of liquid fire. The Foam will mix with water and then expand over the liquid that is on fire, cool the fire, and will finally suffocate it. Anti-rust protection:  Rustproofing is the prevention or delay of rusting. Anti-wear protection (Certain Cases):  Antiwear additives (AW additives) are lubricant components that chemically react with Oil to protect metal-to-metal contact between parts of gears. 2. Gas Turbine Oil Anti – Corrosion Protection:  Help protect the base oil from oxidation and the metal from damage by corrosive acids. Anti – Scuff (Certain Cases):  Anti-scuff additives are designed to react with the parent metal surfaces to provide protection under severe loads and high temperatures where the oxide lay

  Maintaining the cleanliness level of the lubricants is important, however, selecting the right lubricant is a start towards a journey to have minimum downtime due to lubrication issues. Effective lubrication selection must strike a balance between quality, application, and affordability. In order to achieve and maintain this balance, it is essential to have some guidelines for purchase & use of lubricants, and the same are mentioned below: Scope of Application:  This defines the usage purpose of oil, it also defines application within a facility. This step ensures that the lubricant doesn’t underperform. Physical & Chemical Properties:  This is an important thing to understand as it outlines the testing parameters and expected results. Performance Properties:  This refers to properties like demulsibility, dropping point, pour point. An important choice of these properties is required to ensure maximum and seamless performance at affordable prices. Product Compatibility:  It i

  This article aims to summaries how to read and understand the label on an oil can. That’s because brand and specification if chosen correctly, will affect the machine’s service life, reliability, ongoing maintenance costs, and help ensure the safety of all those working around. OEMs, oil marketers, additive companies, and testing laboratories work together to establish oil performance requirements, test methods, and limits for the various classifications and testing processes. The system includes a formal licensing agreement executed by lubricant suppliers with API. Through this program, API has standardized the labeling of engine oils by adopting the donut logo (Figure 1). The logo was designed to be placed in a prominent position on a variety of lubricant containers. API – American Petroleum Institute:  The American Petroleum Institute (API) administers the licensing and certification of engine oils through a system that meets the warranty, maintenance, and lubrication requirements

  Product storage is an important criterion for any segment of products. It plays a vital role in the longevity of the products, every product in any form has a certain life period and this life period forms the baseline of the product. Coming to the lubricating oil industry, product life period plays an important role in the smooth running of the machinery and the plant. As these oils play a very important role in the day to day functioning of critical machinery, so if not maintained properly these can lead to the breakdown of machinery thereby leading to a shutdown of the plant which leads to the incurrence of huge loss. Therefore it is very important that these oils should be used well in advance before their life period expires. We can hereby pen down certain prerequisite conditions for storage of lubricants: Pre usage Inspection:  It is mandatory to verify their performance properties & conditions with oil analysis for the oils that have been kept for a long period of time. On

For field inspection of lube oils, the following points are important to take action: Basic tests for lube oils are to observe the oil in glass sample bottle for colour inspection. If you observe that colour of lube oils is milky or dark in shade, then you have to process for further testing with hand held testing kits which are easy for use at the site. Following are the testing kits which can be used at the site for checking lube oil: Millipore Patch Testing Kit –  This testing kit is useful for measuring contamination in oil as per NAS/ISO by observing the patch paper with microscope. This is a very basic test to know if oil is contaminated or clean. This is a portable patch testing kit and easy to handle everywhere at the site. Hydrogauge Oil Test Kit –  It is used for checking moisture or water contamination in oil by adding a 10 ml sample in 2 types of different reagents. This is also an offline & portable testing kit which shows results approximately and at very low cost. Vi