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ADVERTORIAL
Particle Contamination
& MEASUREMENT
How to plan an Action?
Particle contamination can be described
as any dirt (silica), metal, soot or soft
insoluble material that is not designed
to be present, but which gains access to
the lubrication system. It has the
potential to damage the lubricant and
the component’s lubricating surfaces.
There are several ways, where the
contamination gets entry in to the
lubrication
system,
mainly
transportation, storage, handling and
machine itself. Particles begin to cause
different types of wear and drastically
affect the additive depletion rate. Wear
can occur on the lubricating surface
through mechanical wear, chemical
wear or surface fatigue.
Mechanical wear happens through a
variety of different mechanisms.
Adhesive mechanical wear, also known
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Data availability & trending is the base
of every action plan. If we have a reliable
meaningful data, then only we can take
an action & get the desired results. Data
will give us direction, what & where we
need to take the action. Action without
data is meaningless & waste of
resources.
as galling, scuffing or seizing, Abrasion,
erosion, chemical wear, surface fatigue
etc. takes place in different types of
applications like heavily loaded, sliding-
contact, rolling element bearing, gears,
hydraulic systems, cylinders etc.
Contamination is the cause of
approximately 90% of all hydraulic
system failures. If the systems are
maintained at the desired cleanliness
level, which will provide you high
efficiency, longer equipment life, more
runtime.
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Reliable/Meaningful Data?
There are many different type of analysis
instruments available in the market to
check the particle contamination, but
are they really giving you a meaningful
or correct data? Many industries using
cheap LED particle monitors, because
their customers/authorities have asked
them to have particle counters. These
monitors are not fulfilling any
requirements of ISO1171 & ISO4402,
which is primary requirement of
measurement. They are not calibrated