“What should a synthetic gear oil with a viscosity of 8,200 centistokes at 40 degrees C (104 degrees F) feel like? Also, what would be some of its possible applications and recommended tests? Will it require any additional lab tests, or should a normal gear oil test slate be followed?”
Ingression can be defined as a going in or entering, a right or permission to enter, or a means or place of entering. If you have attended one of Noria’s Fundamentals of Machinery Lubrication courses, I’m sure you understand the importance of reducing, minimizing and eliminating particle ingression. Because of the negative impact particle ingression has on equipment reliability, it is critical to recognize the effects, how particles enter equipment and what you can do to reduce or eliminate ingression.
Today’s environmental laws and regulations put the responsibility of tracking used oil and similar waste streams on the user.
What should you do when a lubricant doesn’t get a clean bill of health?
More specifically, what must be done with the machine that contained a degraded or contaminated lubricant after the oil drain?
Is a flush required?
The world’s worst air disaster occurred in 1977 on the Spanish Island of Tenerife. The accident which claimed the lives of 583 people onboard two Boeing 747s was attributed to a series of unfortunate coincidences and mistakes, the most heinous being the decision by one of the pilots to initiate an unauthorized takeoff on a runway where the second plane was taxiing. As a result of this accident, new rules were established for cockpit communication between pilot and first officer, which until 1977, allowed for a dogmatic style of command where the second officer was not permitted to challenge or second-guess any pilot decision. This, along with other changes, was immediately implemented in an attempt to prevent a similar catastrophe from recurring.
