Training Main Topics:

• • Maintenance Strategies, Oil Analysis & Reliability
  • Tribology Fundamentals & Lubrication Theory
  • Oil Analysis Program Best Practice
  • OA CAT I – Lubrication Failure & Health Monitoring
  • OA CAT II – Contamination Monitoring & Control
  • OA CAT III – Wear Particle Analysis
  • Oil Analysis Report Interpretation.
  • Oil Field Inspection & Tests

• The Oil Analysis II course is most beneficial for maintenance, reliability and operations professionals who are involved in oil sampling or analysis activities.
• Planners, supervisors and managers and others can also gain valuable insights into lubrication program gaps, cost-saving opportunities and data-driven decision-making from this course.

Day1:

• • Lubrication / Oil Analysis Fundamentals
  • Optimizing Oil Analysis and Lubrication
    • Oil formulation
    • Functions of lubricating oils
    • Lubrication regimes
    • Base oils and additives
    • Use of synthetic oils
    • Antioxidant additives
    • Dispersants and detergents
    • Controlling wear with additives

Day 2

• • Oil Sampling – The Very Best Practices
    • Successful oil analysis program
    • Sample bottles
    • Best sampling locations
    • Sampling valves and hardware recommendations
    • Optimizing sampling intervals
    • Primary and secondary sampling points
    • Sample circulating systems
    • Safe, effective high-pressure sampling from hydraulic systems
    • Best practices for sampling
  • Oil Analysis CAT 1: Fluid Properties Analysis
    • Causes of oil degradation
    • Recognizing and controlling oil oxidation
    • Monitoring lubricant degradation using acid number
    • Monitoring lubricant health using FTIR
    • Determining oil life using RPVOT
    • Recognizing and controlling thermal failure
    • Recognizing additive depletion or degradation
    • Using (blotter spot test) detecting additive and base oil degradation

Day 3

• • Oil Analysis CAT 2: Contamination Control and Proactive Maintenance
    • Common contaminants
    • Oil cleanliness and oil life extension
    • ISO Solid Contamination Code
    • Oil filter and breather
    • Portable filtration carts
    • Setting targets for oil cleanliness
    • Detecting and controlling moisture contamination
    • Selecting moisture removal/filtration methods
    • Heat effects on lubricants
    • Controlling air entrainment and foam
    • Dealing with soot
    • Fuel contamination

Day 4

• • Oil Analysis CAT 3: Fault Detection and Wear Particle Analysis
    • Measuring wear metals using RDE and ICP spectrometers
    • Measuring larger particles with Rotrode Filter Spectroscopy
    • Using ferrous density determining the severity of a wear problem
    • Using analytical ferrography for advanced fault detection
    • Using ferrography for root cause analysis
    • Four primary sources of friction in lubricated machinery
    • Wear mechanisms that reduce machine life
    • Wear modes in plain, rolling element, and thrust bearings
    • Gear wear
    • Wear in hydraulic systems
  • Instrument Free On-site Tests

Day5

• • Session of reviewing
  • Bank of Questions for ICML examination preparation.

Accredit certification according to ISO 18436-4 is issued from ICML – International Council for Machinery Lubrication after passing the ICML examination