CONDITION MONITORING OF CRANKCASE OILS USING COMPUTER AIDED INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

Infrared spectroscopy is one of the most fundamental tools of analysis available, and it has the ability to provide most, if not all, of the data required from a used lubricant. In the past successful, yet superficial, application of the technique has been made for condition monitoring of oils during service. The full potential of the application, however, has been limited by the inability to access the total information content of the infrared spectrum. Modern computer-assisted instrumentation now provides the sensitivity and the means to extract the data. This paper describes the technique and illustrates how it can be applied to the analysis of used lubricants.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reprinted from SP-558 Lubricant and Additive Effects on Engine Wear. Fuels and Lubricants Meeting San Francisco, California, October 31-November 3, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Coates, J P
  • Setti, L C
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 16 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crankcases; Information processing; Infrared spectroscopy; Instrumentation; Lubricating oils
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387287
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831681, HS-036 780
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM