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ASTM Selected Technical Papers
In-Service Lubricant and Machine Analysis, Diagnostics, and Prognostics
By
Allison M. Toms
Allison M. Toms
Symposium Co-Chair
1
GasTOPS Inc.
,
Pensacola, FL
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Amy Fentress
Amy Fentress
Symposium Co-Chair
2
Lubrication Engineers
,
Wichita, KS
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ISBN:
978-0-8031-7522-8
No. of Pages:
160
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
2011

Condition monitoring practices ASTM D4378 [2011, “Section Five, Petroleum Products, Lubricants, and Fossil Fuels,” Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 05.02, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA] and ASTM D6224 [2009, “Standard Practice for In-Service Monitoring of Lubricating Oil for Auxiliary Power Plant Equipment,” Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 05.02, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA] are important activities at the SC C00 as they are the benchmark today in the power generation industry for condition monitoring and maintenance practices. With the need for increased equipment and plant efficiency in the modern economy, these methods contribute to an improved reliability and better utilization of modern turbine lubricants. In conjunction with the latest ASTM D4303 [Annual Book of ASTM Standards, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA] (the new turbine oil specification) these methods help the end-users to better understand the condition of their in-service lubricants and by turning them into immediate maintenance actions. This paper will include a few case studies, presenting the different experiences with the integration of these in-service practices, and how they are evolving with the original equipment manufacturers' equipment developments and turbine lube oil developments.

1.
ASTM D4378,
2008
, “
Standard Practice for In-Service Monitoring of Mineral Turbine Oils for Steam and Gas Turbines
,”
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
, Vol.
05.02
,
ASTM International
,
West Conshohocken, PA.
2.
ASTM D6224,
2009
, “
Standard Practice for In-Service Monitoring of Lubricating Oil for Auxiliary Power Plant Equipment
,”
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
, Vol.
05.02
,
ASTM International
,
West Conshohocken, PA.
3.
ASTM D4304,
2006
, “
Standard Specification for Mineral Lubricating Oil Used in Steam and Gas Turbines
,”
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
, Vol.
05.02
,
ASTM International
,
West Conshohocken, PA.
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Roberton
,
R. S.
, “
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,”
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,
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,
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,
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5.
ASTM D7647,
2010
, “
Standard Method for Automatic Particle Counting of Lubricating and Hydraulic Fluids Using Dilution Techniques to Eliminate the Contribution of Water and Interfering Soft Particles [e.g., Defoamants] by Light Extinction
,”
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
, Vol.
05.03
,
ASTM International
,
West Conshohocken, PA.
6.
ASTM D2272,
2011
, “
Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Steam Turbine Oils by Rotating Pressure Vessel
,”
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
, Vol.
05.01
,
ASTM International
,
West Conshohocken, PA.
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,” www.eere.energy.gov (Last accessed 1
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