Oil Analysis + Wear Particle
10 Minute Talk
Water Contamination in Oil
Why is water considered an evil? How does water enter machines? In this Nine Minutes of Knowledge, you will see how to keep water out and save your mechanical machines...
- Steven Lumley
- WearCheck
Two Minute Tips
Limits and Trends
In this quick tip you will learn how factors could influence the validity of wear limits, which can include...
- John Evans
- WearCheck
Two Minute Tips
What Is the Particle Quantification Index (PQI)?
The analysis of contaminants, wear metals and additives in used oil paints an accurate picture of the condition of the oil and the machinery that it lubricates…
- John Evans
- WearCheck
Two Minute Tips
Sample Port Purging
This quick two minute tip discusses best sampling practices and what is included in a sampling kit, and how to purge a sample port…
- Nolan Williamson
- Novelis
Two Minute Tips
Contact Fatigue
Where does contact fatigue occur? Particle-induced fatigue pitting can occur anytime clearance-sized particles exist…
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Two Minute Tips
What Are The Limitations of The Crackle Test?
In an effort to communicate the limitations of the crackle test in detecting water contamination...
- Evan Zabawski
- TestOil
Two Minute Tips
Three-Body Abrasion
How does three-body abrasion occur and how can you stop it?
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Two Minute Tips
Screening for Moisture: Crackle Test
One of the easiest ways to measure the presence of free and emulsified water in oil is with the hot‐plate crackle test...
- Evan Zabawski
- TestOil
Two Minute Tips
