Industrial Oil Analysis Applications
An industrial oil analysis analyzer is most valuable where lubricant condition directly affects asset availability, component life and operating cost. Typical applications include hydraulic systems, industrial gearboxes, cone crushers, jaw crushers, ball mill gearboxes, open gear drives, diesel engines, compressors, turbines, bearings, oil circulation systems, bulk diesel storage and mobile mining equipment.
The combined wear-metal origin map improves interpretation by connecting elemental spectroscopy results to likely machine components. For example, iron can indicate steel wear, copper with tin or lead can indicate bronze or bearing distress, silicon can indicate dirt ingress, and manganese with iron can point to cone-crusher liner wear.
Key oil analysis indicators
- Viscosity: Confirms whether the lubricant can still maintain the expected film strength.
- ISO 4406 cleanliness: Shows particle contamination risk for pumps, valves, bearings, injectors and gear contacts.
- Water contamination: Identifies corrosion, additive depletion, sludge and micro-pitting risk.
- TAN / TBN: Indicates acid formation or reserve alkalinity depending on the oil and equipment type.
- Wear metals: Supports diagnosis of abnormal wear from gears, shafts, bearings, bushings, liners, pistons and housings.