Cleanliness of Greases
The cleanliness of greases is a notable factor that is destined for the proper working of industrial equipment. With help of OEM instruction, it will be easy for us to know which type of contaminants is more sensitive to the hydraulics and other systems, where we can get a hold of it for better performance. Contaminant levels for each of the different components vary such as for the greased bearings. If the contaminants reached the housing, the process of the removal is tiresome.
The cleanliness of grease is taken into account because it will determine the shelf life of the equipment. The larger contaminants that occur will create issues that will affect the smooth running of the machines. The particle size, shape and material hardness should be taken into account. The solid contaminants can be formed from different sources like packing, manufacturing, drilling, etc. All the ingredients in the grease such as in the raw materials, thickeners, additives will contain the debris. So the proper refining technologies should be adopted for removing this debris from the greases. Each step in producing the lubricant like from blending the raw materials to the final method of filtration is done in each step to remove the agglomerates. All the lubricants filtration process is done as per the requirement of the market.
Measuring of Solid contaminant level
There solid contaminant rating methods to find the amount of debris found in the new or used lubricants. There are both direct and non-direct methods to analyse the rate of impurities found in the lubricants. The methods are selected based on the lubricant’s technical specifications, application and design.
Cleanliness of Grease
The final products greases are as clean as per the requirement of the market.
The cleanliness of grease can be measured using different classes such as
Dirty
The dirty class of the impurities will have a major effect that creates permanent damage to the machine.
Noisy
The noisy particles will create large sounds and will affect the surface of the metals. It will create a remarkable sound difference in the bearing sound.
Clean
The clean particles only creates a slight vibration and will not produce any sizeable damage to the machines.
Quiet
The quiet particles will not damage the surface of the equipment and prone to a small amount of vibration.
In this era, the majority of greases marked in the category of clean. The polyurea products fall under the clean category but it has big impurities which produce large vibration sound. But it will not affect the surfaces of metals.
Ensure the Grease Cleanliness
Storage
The storage cleanliness should be taken into account like avoiding the debris in the storing areas. To avoid external contamination, push-pull valves is needed. Need to promptly open and close the lubricant for use.
Dispensing and Servicing
For proper discharging and filling of hte lubricants, proper hoses and carts are needed. Proper air filters as per the instruction of OEM should be installed.
Proper Monitoring
Proper monitoring and oil analysis should be done for the oils.
By following these steps the contamination in the lubricants can be eliminated.
The leading lubricants suppliers in UAE, like Petrotek UAE, produces highly cleaned greases, which can be used for all kinds of industrial applications. Get in touch with us for all kinds of industrial lubricants and equipment for all kinds of critical applications.