Lubricant oil condition monitoring using a scattering-free single-wavelength optical scheme

A.g. Mignani, L. Ciaccheri, A.a. Mencaglia, G. Adriani, A. Paccagnini, M. Campatelli, Heidi Ottevaere, Hugo Thienpont

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    Abstract

    A simple and low-cost optical setup can be used for monitoring online the condition of lubricant oil in big machineries, as an action of preventive maintenance. The total acid number and the water content, as indicators of the lubricant oil quality, can be assessed by means of an integrating sphere for achieving scattering-free absorption measurements. For each indicator, spectroscopy showed that a peculiar wavelength is enough for predicting with good accuracy the value of the indicator.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProc. SPIE, 2014
    PublisherSPIE
    Number of pages6
    Volume9141
    ISBN (Print)978-1-62841-089-1
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    EventSPIE Photonics Europe: Optical Sensing and Detection III - Brussels, Belgium
    Duration: 14 Apr 201417 Apr 2014

    Conference

    ConferenceSPIE Photonics Europe: Optical Sensing and Detection III
    Country/TerritoryBelgium
    CityBrussels
    Period14/04/1417/04/14

    Keywords

    • lubricant oil; absorption spectroscopy; LED;
    • integrating cavity; TAN; water

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