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and physical tests to monitor locomotive
engines. As steam locomotives gave yield to
diesel locomotives, oil analysis practices by
railways caught on. By the 1980s oil analysis
formed the basis of Condition Based Maintenance in most railways in North America.
Owing to the success of oil analysis in the
railways, the American Navy used spectrometric techniques to monitor jet engines on
their aircraft in the mid 1950s. Around this
time Rolls-Royce was also experimenting
with oil analysis for their jet turbines. Oil
analysis began to spread and programs were
developed by the American Army and Air
Force throughout the 1950s and early 1960s.
Then commercial oil analysis laboratories
first appeared on the scene in the early 1960s.
Benefits of Oil Analysis
Oil analysis is the most widely accepted and
implemented form of proactive maintenance
technology. It is an integral part of the maintenance plan for power plants, manufacturing plants, trucking companies, construction
equipment, aircraft, refrigeration systems,
processing and chemical plants, etc. Any
piece of equipment that has a lubricating
system is an excellent candidate for oil
analysis. A successful oil analysis program
requires an organized and sustained effort.
Both the user and the laboratory must work
closely together to achieve the desired
results.
The benefits can be summarized as