RULER Oil

Analysis Biokem

Remaining Useful Life Evaluation Routine (RULER)

Every lubricant application can benefit from

RULER testing / RULER Oil Analysis. By

proactively measuring the oils remaining antioxidants (oxidation fighters) oil

degradation can be predicted before

risking equipment reliability and increased

wear.

RULER determines the remaining useful life of

oils and is ASTM listed test method ASTM D6810 and ASTM D6971.

RULER

predicts oil oxidation before it occurs

customers no longer have to wait for

oxidation to measure current levels

Customers do not need to risk equipment

reliability by running oxidised oils in their

system before oxidation is detected

Oxidation of lubricating oil can reduce

equipment reliability, equipment protection

and can cause

Increases in viscosity

acid formation (increasing TAN)

lubricant degradation

formation of varnish

waste lubricant that must be replaced

The advantages of RULER over

Viscosity, TAN, FTIR and wear metal analysis

Many conventional testing techniques

(kinematic viscosity, total acid number

(TAN), infrared (IR) data, and wear metal

analysis) are used to measure the extent of

oil degradation and

only begin to show significant changes in

the physical and chemical oil properties

when the majority of the antioxidants have

been depleted. By this stage the oil has

already begun to substantially degrade.

RULER in comparison detects the remaining

antioxidants and can be used to predict

when oxidation will occur, allowing action to

be taken before oil degradation risks

equipment reliability and increases wear.

With RULER test, customers are able to proactively:

Monitor the depletion rates of the

antioxidant protection package in new

and used oils.

Quantify antioxidant levels of incoming

and stored oil supplies.

Identify abnormal operating conditions

prior to equipment failure following the

detection of abrupt antioxidant depletion

rates.

Determine proper oil change intervals

and extend oil change intervals through

timely antioxidant additive replenishment.

Information based oil drains Vs Time based oil drains

To ensure that a lubricant is not used past

the end of its useful life, time based oil

changes are inherently conservative, which

often results in the discarding of lubricants

that are still suitable for use.

Understanding and forecasting the

oxidation process of oils (using RULER) will

enable information based oil drains and

add value to your Oil Analysis or Condition

Monitoring Program.

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