“Can online filtered oil be monitored through oil analysis?”
Filtered oil can be analyzed for the purpose of verifying its cleanliness level. Oil analysis can be broken into three categories for sampling a machine. The first is offline sampling, which consists of pulling a sample from a minimess, drop tube or drain valve. This analysis may be done in-house or sent to a laboratory. While the user will receive good data if the analysis is performed correctly, there are drawbacks if time-sensitive data is required. The lapse in time from when the sample is drawn to when it is analyzed or forwarded to the lab may be hours or weeks, which means machine damage could occur before the results are known or interpreted. To minimize this risk, always ship the sample to the lab within 24 hours.
