How to determine whether the unit’s oil operation is satisfactory?
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How to determine whether the unit’s oil operation is satisfactory? View the filter with the naked eye?
This post was last edited by @-@ on 2016-12-27 at 22:32. After installing the lubricating oil filter element, the oil was allowed to flow, and shaft rotation was initiated until the differential pressure across the lubricating oil filter stopped increasing. Then replace the filter element, test the lubricating oil again, and it’s good if it meets the standards. Personal learning* experience, unofficial. :)
Our engine lubricant is milky white once it is in operation.
Test the water content in the oil, or connect an external oil filter to remove water
This post was last edited by Captain Ocean Voyager on 2016-12-28 at 20:44. The best approach, of course, is to conduct analytical tests for mechanical impurities; if several filter elements in a row pass the test, then it’s fine. . . However, at the end of the operation of our centrifugal compressors and back-pressure steam turbines, it is considered that the system is clean when no impurities can be seen with the naked eye after using several consecutive filters (400 mesh) for 4–6 hours while the oil pump is running.