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Turbine & industrial oil testing

Turbine & industrial oil testing

ALS tests for various types of turbine systems used for power generation: Gas, Steam, Hydroelectric (Hydraulic), and Marine, in a dedicated environment at our accredited specialized laboratories.

Routine turbine and industrial oil testing focuses on monitoring the level of contaminants, turbine oil service life, and the operating health of the power generation equipment.





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Turbine Oil Analysis

Depending on the system, turbine oil is required to support journal and thrust bearings is expected to provide trouble free service life for 5 to 15 years. Cleanliness and good oxidation resistance is critical to the performance of these lubricants.

ALS provides testing for routine monitoring to inspect for lubricant cleanliness, contaminants, and general product integrity, as well as component wear. Quarterly and annual testing will look at oxidative and service life performance, varnish potential in the system, as well as routine tests for cleanliness, contaminants, general product integrity, and component wear.

 

 

Test packages

We offer test packages for routine, quarterly, and annual testing regimes to help meet plant reliability needs through our certified laboratories in North America and Australia. We collaborate with lubricant formulators and suppliers as well as OEMS and project engineers about product receipt, transitioning from Type I to Type II base oil product formulations, product compatibility, flushing, and varnishing issues. Expanded testing services are available for added technical support and troubleshooting.

 

Package Method Routine Quarterly Annual
Appearance Visual X X X
Viscosity @ 40C D445 X X X
Acid number D664 X X X
Conductivity D2624 X X X
Particle count ISO 4406-99 X X X
Water content D6304/D 17 44-1 3 X X X
Metals D5185  X X  
Color D1500   X X
Oxidation D7414   X X
RVPOT D2272     X
Insoluble deposits by filter patch (MPC) D7843 X-gas   X
Varnish potential       X
 
Package Method
Air release D3427
API gravity D1298
Microbial growth Culture growth
Product compatibility D7155
Copper corrosion D130
Flash point D92
Foaming tendency & stability D892
Pour point D97
Rust D665A
Water separability D1401

 

Partner with ALS to support your turbine power system reliability team. Contact us for further information and assistance.


Remaining Life Assessment of Turbine Components:

Metallurgical evaluation

Highly stressed components of steam turbine power plants can suffer from "creep" degradation due to cyclic stress and exposure to high temperatures. ALS uses metallographic techniques available to evaluate creep distress by using the correlation of microstructure of the original material to the microstructure of material in service and also by measuring hardness.

 
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