| Abstrakt: |
The practice of transferring suspended particles to the surface of a membrane for diagnostic and analysis has been around for decades. It is perhaps the earliest method for inspecting solid contaminants and wear debris in a used sample of oil. It is of no surprise that these methods have enduring use till today. While membrane-based procedures for preparing particles for analysis can be time consuming and messy, however, the benefits can be substantial compared to alternative methods. In addition, by using simple nonintrusive such as clamp-on multimeter, this conventional technique can then be transformed into new diagnostic tool provide an improved means of detecting electrical current consumption in mA (milli-ampere) variations generated within vacuum pump driving motor and converting them into revealing "solid contaminant level" quantitatively, that can be used to detect wear and contamination hence detect equipment degradation and incipient failure of oil-lubricated machinery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
