{"id":1074,"date":"2014-07-09T21:27:30","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T21:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oil-analysis.testoil.com\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2023-05-02T19:01:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T19:01:44","slug":"how-to-start-an-oil-analysis-program-step-1-identify-critical-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testoil.com\/program-management\/how-to-start-an-oil-analysis-program-step-1-identify-critical-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Design A Successful Oil Analysis Program: Identify Critical Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"h2\">How To Design A Successful Oil Analysis Program: Identify Critical Equipment<\/h2>\n<p>When you start implementing an oil analysis program, you need to decide what equipment in the plant to sample. This can be a daunting task but it cannot be overlooked. Supervisors and management need to take the time to identify the targeted equipment, write detailed procedures, establish routes, and sampling schedules.<\/p>\n<p>Equipment critical to plant operations should be identified first. This equipment often does not have a backup unit to replace it when it is not in service. In addition, major repairs and overhaul of critical equipment often require a complete plant shutdown, substantial manpower and subsequent loss of production activities. Critical equipment in plants typically have these common characteristics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They require very high capital investment and are expensive to maintain and repair.<\/li>\n<li>They are engineered for long service lives when operated within design specifications and in a predictable environment.<\/li>\n<li>Many are quite large and are made up of several individual components.<\/li>\n<li>Downtime is quite expensive since production is usually halted when unexpected problems or a system failure is experienced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Appropriate testing for critical equipment includes, but is not limited to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wear metal analysis<\/li>\n<li>Moisture content<\/li>\n<li>Viscosity<\/li>\n<li>Acid number<\/li>\n<li>Analytical ferrography<\/li>\n<li>Particle counting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How To Design A Successful Oil Analysis Program: Identify Critical Equipment When you start implementing an oil analysis program, you need to decide what equipment in the plant to sample. 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