Welcome to Applications Training Schedules
Several training courses are offered by Spectro Inc. They range from operation, maintenance and applications training. Contact Spectro for a listing of course dates.
Predictive Maintenance and Fault Diagnosis by Oil Analysis Course
Instructors: Daniel P. Anderson and Tom Barraclaugh, Spectro Inc., Littleton, MA
The main methods of predictive maintenance by oil analysis, as practiced by commercial and military laboratories, will be described in this course. Optical emission spectroscopy, ferrography, rotrode filter spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, other physical and chemical tests, and laboratory computerization will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on practical application; instruments will be at the course to permit hands-on experience. Students are encouraged to bring used lubricating oil samples to the course.
COURSE TOPICS
1. Introduction - Main Analysis Methods, Spectroscopy, Ferrography, Particle Counting, Viscosity, Chemical and Physical Tests.
2. The Particles of Wear I - Break-In of a Surface, The Six Regimes of Sliding Wear, Cutting Wear, Rolling Contact Fatigue, Gear Tooth Wear.
3. Principles of Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectrometers, Rotating Disk Electrode Spectrometers, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectrometers.
4. Principles of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, A Rapid Method for Determining Lubricant Chemistry.
5. Wear Rate, Filtration and Buildup of Wear Particle Concentration in Lubricating Oil, Implications for Spectrometric and Ferrographic measurements.
6. The Particles of Wear II, Heat Treating of a Ferrogram, Identification of Non-ferrous Metal Wear Particles, Contaminants, Corrosive Wear and Friction Polymers.
7. Considerations for Commercial Oil Analysis Laboratory Operation, Laboratory Management Software, Networks, Database Programs.
8. Lab - Rotating Disk Electrode Spectrometer Demonstration, Calibration and Routine Processing of Samples
9. Lab - Ferrography Demonstration, Preparation and Examination of Ferrograms.
10. Lab - FTIR Spectrometer Demonstration
11. Lab - Rotrode Filter Spectroscopy (RFS) Demonstration
Tuition for the course is $600 per student. You can obtain more information or register for the course by calling or faxing Sandy at Spectro or use the Information Request Page.
Spectro also offers maintenance and operation training courses including the "Spectroil M Maintenance Training Courses."
