FTIR3 Oil analyser

An ASTM* compliant robust analyser for field applications. The  Oil Analyser is a powerful tool for oil analysis and condition monitoring in the field. It is designed to be extremely user-friendly, whilst providing a full suite of analytical options. The  Oil Analyser comes pre-loaded with standard ASTM test parameters for the majority of lubrication oil types and requires only minimal intervention from the user.

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 The  Oil Analyser is configured to comply with ASTM-D74181 Standard Practice and the included software comes pre-loaded with the complete range of JOAP* and ASTM approved methods used for the condition monitoring of in-service lubricants, including:

• Sulphate by-products
• Oxidation
• Nitration
• Phosphate Anti-wear

In addition, the following parameters are also calculated using ASTM defined test practices:

• Soot
• Water
• Antioxidant depletion
• Glycol contamination

As further methods are agreed upon within the ASTM, these can be easily added to the in-built library within the  Oil Analyser.

The powerful software provided on the netbook is simple to use. It allows users to set up multiple machines and oil types and also define which parameters are measured on each sample. Data is stored on the machine and can either be viewed numerically or in graphical format for trending over time. Custom user-definable alarms can be set for any measured parameters. These can be either a simple pass/fail, or warning levels with various ranges of severity and colour coding, as defined by the user for the specific application. Spectral data can be viewed graphically and compared with new oil spectra.

The  Oil Analyser is comprised of three main components: