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machine
life
resulting
from
even
modest
1 For the purposes of this article, and in keeping with common industry practice, the terms "clean" and "cleanliness" refer to the amount and size of
particulate contamination in a lubricating or hydraulic fluid.
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ISO 4406:1999
N U M B E R O F PA R T I C L E S P E R 1
ISO CODE
MINIMUM
ML
OF FLUID
MAXIMUM
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.04
0.04
0.08
0.08
0.16
0.16
0.32
0.32
0.64
0.64
1.3
1.3
2.5
2.5
5.0
10
5.0
10.0
11
10.0
20.0
12
20.0
40.0
13
40.0
80.0
14
80.0
160.0
15
160
320
16
320
640
17
640
1300
18
1300
2500
19
2500
5000
20
5000
10000
21
10000
20000
22
20000
40000
23
40000
80000
24
80000
160000
25
160000
320000
26
320000
640000
27
640000
1300000
28
1300000
2500000
2 The ISO standard calls the codes "scale numbers." You may also find them referred to as "range numbers" and represented as R / R / R .
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6
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TYPICAL BASEC L E A N L I N E S S TA R G E T S
MACHINE / ELEMENT
I S O TA R G E T
Roller bearing
16/14/12
Journal bearing
17/15/12
Industrial gearbox
17/15/12
Mobile gearbox
17/16/13
Diesel engine
17/16/13
Steam turbine
18/15/12
Paper machine
19/16/13
TA B L E 2
While it may feel good to know you have clean oil in your
r
r
Corrosion.
Accelerated fatigue of lubricated surfaces.
filtering to 40 m.
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E F F E C T O F W AT E R O N R O L L I N G E L E M E N T B E A R I N G L I F E
FIGURE 1
downtime costs.
r
Lets say you are now convinced that cleanup is the way to go,
targets.)
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P O O R F I LT E R I N G P R A C T I C E S
filler neck screen punched out.
FIGURE 2
it
becomes
contaminated
during
during
overhauls
or
rebuilding
FIGURE 3
in
contaminants
(including
water
or
wear
particles
through
machine
FIGURE 4
cleanliness levels.
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Water Removal
Because the sources of water contamination are so numerous
and ubiquitous, eliminating all sources of moisture ingestion
can be very difficult. Removing water from oil can also be a
FIGURE 5
Filtration
Settling/Evaporation
t
t
t
t
Inexpensive.
Least effective of known methods.
Requires properly designed reservoir.
Removes only free water.
t
t
t
t
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Coalescing Filters/Screens
t
t
Filter/Dryers
Cartridge-type
filters
that
use
super
FIGURE 6
the incoming oil to verify you are getting what you pay for.
Conclusion
free water.
achieving
measurable
improvement.
Dont
wait
for
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References:
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Manual,
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PA RT I C L E S I Z E
C L A S S I F I C AT I O N C O M PA R I S O N
11171?
4.0
1.0
4.2
4.6
5.1
6.4
10
9.8
15
13.6
20
17.5
25
21.2
< 1.0
q
q
system.
systems.
No, your targets remain the same, unless you were using the
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