Analysis laboratory

Oil analysis + Diagnosis + Corrective actions

The OilSafe internal oil test laboratory ensures:

  • Timeliness of the maintenance process (average time required to carry out tests: 1 day)

  • Prevention of machine downtime

  • Extension of the life cycle offluids, components and systems

The lab management programmes simplify the entire lubrication control procedure, by monitoring the key parameters of oil basing themselves on international standards, on technical specifications set by the main machinery manufacturers and providing the necessary know-how in order to obtain a better understanding of the status of the lubricants.

Therefore, OilSafe provides an all-round consultancy and analysis service. You take your sample of fluid and OilSafe will analyse it. By means of a technical report, the laboratory staff informs its customers of the results of the tests and, if necessary, any corrective actions and/or maintenance operations to be carried out.

The test laboratory acts provides active support to the OilSafe maintenance operations both during the preliminary plant set-up phases, such as the proper sizing of the flushing circuit and the on-board filters to be adopted, as well as in the subsequent commissioning phase, regarding the monitoring of the conditions of fluids and systems, such as the classification and relative contamination conditions. It is possible to resort to carrying out oil analyses in order to anticipate potential malfunctions and wear, by adopting a predictive maintenance strategy.

Field of application covered by the oil analysis test laboratory include:

  • Predictive maintenance of systems

  • Taking charge of new systems

  • Plant overhaul activities

OilSafe carries out laboratory tests on hydraulic fluids and lubricants, in accordance with national and international methods.

Main tests carried out

Test

Standard of reference

TAN – Total Acid Number

ASTM D974

TAN – Total Acid Number obtained by Potentiometric titration

ASTM D664

Karl Fischer moisture content

ASTM D6304

Kinematic viscosity at 40°C

ASTM D445

Kinematic viscosity at 100°C

ASTM D445

Viscosity index (Kinematic viscosity at 40°C+ 100°C)

ASTM D2270

MPC patch test

OSMBR01

RBOT/RPVOT oxidation stability test

ASTM D2272

Demulsivity test 54/82°C

ASTM D1401

FT-IR infrared test (spectrometry)

PODS Particle Contamination test

ISO4406/NAS1638

Rust prevention characteristics test

ASTM D665

Air Release test at 50°C

ASTM D3427

Foam test - seq. I

ASTM D892

Foam test - seq. I-II-III

ASTM D892

Colour test

ASTM D1500

Flash point test – closed cup method

ASTM D93

Flash point test – open cup method

ASTM D92

Detection of elements test using plasmon + sulphur

ASTM D5185-18

Density test

ASTM D4052-18

Pour point test

ISO 3016:1994

Total Base Number test

ASTM D2896

Insoluble substances in n-pentane test

D893

Aspect test

Esem test

Gravimetric analysis

Internal OilSafe Method

Morphological analysis of particulate matter on membrane – solid contaminant analysis on membrane

Internal OilSafe Method

Microscopic analysis without flushing

ISO16232

Microscopic analysis with flushing

ISO16232

Chlorine test

ASTM D7359-14a

Detection of elements with RDE spectrometer

ASTM D6595-17*

Ruler Test – detection of residual anti-oxidants

ASTM D6971

Lasernet Particle Count test

ASTM D7596

How the OilSafe test laboratory works

An example of an OilSafe consultancy service is given below. This refers to a report concerning to the oil analysis for the adjustment of a gas turbine: