The Importance of Monitoring for Individual Antioxidants in Multi-component Antioxidant Additive Packages

Description

Modern turbine lubricant specifications require antioxidant packages to meet stringent gas and steam turbine working conditions. Monitoring the depletion of the individual antioxidants, by means of trend analysis, is becoming a valuable tool for reliability professionals. Understanding the remaining useful life of industrial lubricants by trending antioxidant health and monitoring the incipient formation of degradation by-products are critical factors. This paper provides feedback on how individual antioxidant monitoring, combined with other important oil condition parameters such as contamination or air release/demulsibility, can result in maximum performance and availability.

Author:  Jo Ameye, FLUITEC International and Andy Sitton, Focus Laboratories
Source:  Lubrication Excellence 2008 Conference Proceedings
Pages:  6
Figures and Illustrations:  11
Format:  PDF - Digital Download