Machinery Lubrication II Course Outline
Lubrication PM Optimization and Design
- 5 questions to ask about every lubrication PM
- How to rationalize and modernize your lubrication PM’s
- What causes grease dry-out and when it should be refreshed
Troubleshooting Lubrication Problems
- How to troubleshoot lubrication problems effectively
- 4 troubleshooting data collection guidelines
- How to recognize wear patterns on gear teeth
- 28 tips for preventing gear failures
- How to effectively troubleshoot bearing failures
Lubrication and Oil Analysis Metrics
- 4 metrics for measuring lubrication effectiveness
- How to track costs and savings
- Measuring the impact of lubrication excellence on RONA
Oil Drains, Flushing and Reservoir Management
- 10 ways to ensure sump lubricant health
- How to optimize interval-based oil changes
- Strategies for condition-based oil changes
- How to use a bleed-and-feed strategy for extending oil drains
- How to trend oil consumption ratios
- Best practices for oil draining and refilling
Accessorizing New Equipment for Lubrication Excellence
- Checklist of important machine accessories for inspections and sampling
- 7 strategic machine accessories for contamination control
Lubricating Grease Application
- What to do before and after installing an electric motor
- How to calculate ideal relubrication volume for electric motors
- How to optimize bearing regreasing intervals
- Strategy for ultrasonic/sonic-based regreasing volume
- How to determine bearing grease fill levels
Lubricant Application
- 7 important guidelines for lubricating plain bearings
- Considerations for proper worm gear lubrication
- Best practices for selecting and applying open gear lubricants
- Relubrication frequency recommendations for gear and grid couplings
- 14 best practices for steam turbine lubrication
- Best practices for process pump lubrication
- Best practices for lubricating compressors
Lubrication Fundamentals
- Factors that influence hydrodynamic lubrication
- 5 things that can change oil film thickness
- How gear speed influences lubrication
- 7 lubrication factors for finding the “sweet spot” for energy consumption
Base Oils
- API base oil groups and why they are important
- How synthetic base oil properties compare
- Strengths, weaknesses and applications for 6 synthetic base oils
- Compatibility of 8 seal materials with different fluid types
Viscosity and Viscosity Index
- Understanding the viscosity/temperature chart
- Cold temperature motor oil viscosity basics
- How oil aging affects oil viscosity
- How slight errors in viscosity selection can result in wear and energy losses
- How to convert required operating temperature viscosity to ISO viscosity grades
Oxidation and Thermal Stability
- How Antioxidants alter oil life
- How oxidation stability is measured and why it’s important
- Why varnish, sludge and deposits are a problem
- The typical sequence of events leading to varnish
Air Release and Foam Control
- Causes of poor air release and foaming in oil
- How to know when oil foam is a problem and how to troubleshoot
- Strategies for controlling aeration and foam
Lubricant Degradation
- How to detect mixed lubricants
- 5 ways lubricants degrade irreparably
- 9 ways additives are rendered useless
- Lubricant shelf life – factors to control
Leakage Stability
- How fluid properties affect seal performance
- How to use dye for efficient leak detection
- Pro’s and con’s of quick stop leak agents
Lubricant Selection and Consolidation
- The 7 most critical factors when selecting a grease
- Properties of grease that affect pumpability
- How service temperature affects different grease types
- How grease properties change due to incompatible mixtures
- Importance of grease properties by application
- 8 critical factors for selecting a lubricant
- Basic and advanced approaches for consolidating lubricants
- Matching lubricants to machines based on robustness, price and usage
- Managing the lubricant vendor service and delivery quality
- How new lubricant quality can be compromised
- How to read and oil can
- How to determine when to select a monograde vs. a multigrade oil
- Using bearing speed factors to determine NLGI numbers
- Selection criteria for electric motor grease
- 10 desired properties for refrigeration lubricants
- 5 requirements for gear oils and why they are important
- How to decide when synthetic gear lubes are required
- 3 methods for selecting gear oil viscosity
- Conditions when synthetic hydraulic fluids may be required
- How to select the correct hydraulic fluid viscosity
- How the hydraulic fluid selection process can save money
- 4 important characteristics every chain lubricant should have