Lubrication oil water monitoring
Moisture is an important factor determining the
condition of lubricating oils. Water contamination reduces the performance of
oil and increases the risk of corrosion, overheating, machine malfunction and
other problems. Measuring and controlling the moisture in lubrication systems is
essential to avoid costly failures. Careful monitoring of the moisture in oil
helps to schedule service intervals and to prevent unscheduled downtime. The
online detection is especially important in applications where the risk of water
contamination is high, i.e., in power generation, pulp and paper, and marine
applications.
A comprehensive maintenance program should include
moisture detection as one of its key elements. Vaisala provides measurement
solutions that indicate directly and online how moist the oil is, and thus helps
to cut maintenance costs and avoid costly failures.
See the Vaisala News article "On-line Measurement of Oil Gives up-to-date information for
Operators" for an example of shipboard moisture-in-oil
monitoring.