RULER Oil Analysis

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RULER Oil Analysis
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Remaining Useful Life Evaluation Routine (RULER)

• Every lubricant application can benefit from
  RULER testing / RULER Oil Analysis. By
  proactively measuring the oils remaining
  antioxidants (oxidation fighters) oil degradation
  can be predicted before risking equipment
  reliability and increased wear.

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• RULER determines the remaining useful life of
  oils and is ASTM listed test method ASTM D6810
  and ASTM D6971.

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RULER

• predicts oil oxidation before it occurs
• customers no longer have to wait for oxidation to
  measure current levels
• Customers do not need to risk equipment
  reliability by running oxidised oils in their
  system before oxidation is detected

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• Oxidation of lubricating oil can reduce equipment
  reliability, equipment protection and can cause
• Increases in viscosity
• acid formation (increasing TAN)

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• lubricant degradation
• formation of varnish
• waste lubricant that must be replaced

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The advantages of RULER over Viscosity,  TAN,
FTIR and wear metal analysis

• Many conventional testing techniques (kinematic
  viscosity, total acid number (TAN), infrared (IR)
  data, and wear metal analysis) are used to
  measure the extent of oil degradation and

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• only begin to show significant changes in the
  physical and chemical oil properties when the
  majority of the antioxidants have been depleted.
  By this stage the oil has already begun to
  substantially degrade.

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• RULER in comparison detects the remaining
  antioxidants and can be used to predict when
  oxidation will occur, allowing action to be taken
  before oil degradation risks equipment
  reliability and increases wear.

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With RULER test, customers are able to
proactively

• Monitor the depletion rates of the antioxidant
  protection package in new and used oils.
• Quantify antioxidant levels of incoming and
  stored oil supplies.

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• Identify abnormal operating conditions prior to
  equipment failure following the detection of
  abrupt antioxidant depletion rates.
• Determine proper oil change intervals and extend
  oil change intervals through timely antioxidant
  additive replenishment.

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Information based oil drains Vs Time based oil
drains

• To ensure that a lubricant is not used past the
  end of its useful life, time based oil changes
  are inherently conservative, which often results
  in the discarding of lubricants that are still
  suitable for use.

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• Understanding and forecasting the oxidation
  process of oils (using RULER) will enable
  information based oil drains and add value to
  your Oil Analysis or Condition Monitoring
  Program.

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