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monitoring, a similar path is envisioned for these two probes of machinery health. By using route-based oil analysis, users can plan coverage for a whole range of assets based on economic Publisher Udey Dhir - [email protected] Creative Director considerations. Dedicated in-line and [email protected] on-line analyzers that have the same Advertisement Sales (India) capabilities as the handheld at-line [email protected] tools may be used where appropriate, with that data stream tied together with Figure 4. A “route” of points represented by sequenced machine-readable sample labels alarm limits imported from the maintenance server so that the user can determine immediately if the machine is “in spec” according to the analysis. If the machine is “out of spec,” additional instructions may be offered, such as collect an oil sample at that machine for further analysis. the route-based system at the maintenance server and overall system. It is clear that oil analysis and other probes of machinery health, such as vibration and thermography, have fundamental differences that must be Tim Davidson - [email protected] Advertisement Sales (All Other Countries) [email protected] CORRESPONDENCE You may address articles, case studies, special requests and other correspondence to our considered when planning how and Operation office : when to use emerging oil analysis tools. Editor 213, Ashiana Centre, Adityapur, Jamshedpur-831013, India email : [email protected] Tel: [phone] Tel:(USA): [phone] Oil analysis, which is inherently a Transferring Data physical and chemical investigation of When the route is complete, the handheld device is again synched with the maintenance server so the data can be uploaded and the database updated. The maintenance engineer can then review this data and use the server’s analytical tools to determine if any further action is needed. the oil including its base, additives, Planning a System machinery is analyzed for chemical It is easy to envision how a route-based oil analysis system could be a valuable tool for a large facility where routebased machinery health monitoring is practiced. With the natural flow of data in a route-based system, decisionmakers can see how on-the-spot oil analysis could fit into the context of their other asset-management tools. It certainly provides a convenient and practical way to perform oil analysis with minimum or no paperwork. Furthermore, as at-line, in-line and on-line tools are developed for oil analysis as they have been for vibration Advertisement Sales (US/Canada) contaminants and wear debris, is significantly different than vibration Marketing Office monitoring or thermography, both of Rider House, 136, Sector 44, Gurgaon-122003, Haryana National Capital Region, India which use information arising directly from the machinery. When the lubricant within that information, users have another means of assessing the health of the machine, the type and extent of system contamination, and the functional condition of the oil. This extra step needed for oil analysis helps to explain why oil analysis instrumentation is still emerging for on-the-spot, full and quantitative machinery Nevertheless, assessment. significant recent advances in the speed, size and weight of quantitative oil analysis tools indicate a route-based oil analysis paradigm can now be a reality. 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