A classic application for the EASZ-1DC is through comparative operation. It is able to show changes in oil or chemical condition affected by water content, fuel contamination, metallic content and oxidation due to a change in dielectric properties being measured.

Although it may not always be possible to know the exact cause, the EASZ-1DC will always pick up a change in dielectric readings and alert maintenance personnel that immediate investigation is necessary. These results in turn provide an indication of the loss of lubricating properties of the oil and also of and mechanical wear in the equipment in which the oil is used. A good clear clean dry oil for example without water or metal particle contaminants from a certain supplier will always show relatively similar dielectric properties between containers and suppliers are responsible to maintain this initial quality relative to international standards. When initially used in a system for example a dielectric of 2.2 . The presence of a contaminant such as water (with a dielectric of 80) present in the line in tiny amounts will immediately change (and in this case increase) the dielectric constant .

Features of EESIFLO's Dielectric Constant Transmitter Diesel Engines Gasoline Engines Natural Gas Engines Natural Gas Turbines Automatic Transmissions Any other equipment using petroleum or synthetic lubricants or chemicals and liquids where dielectric constant reporting is of value

Principle of Operation:

Dielectric reporting is the mechanism used by EASZ-1 Oil Analyzer to check oil. The dielectric constant of the oil inline can be noted as the "good" oil reference . Over time, changes will occur and a different and the used oil as compared to that of new oil of the same type will have other dielectric properties. The dielectric constant is a measure of oil's ability to store energy. Uncontaminated new oil products store very little energy. However, as oil is used, contaminates such as wear metals, acids, moisture, and fuel soot carbons enter the oil. All of these contaminates elevate oil's ability to store energy and the EASZ-1DC detects these increases and converts then into a numerical output. By monitoring the increases, we can determine the level of contamination within the oil.

By recording and comparing the level of contaminates in the fluids over time it is possible to perform a trend analysis. Thresholds can be established for Filter change intervals, complete oil analysis, and if necessary, a complete oil and filter change. The information on dielectric constant can be kept on hand or the information transferred to a computer for long-term trend analysis

When properly utilized the maintenance person knows the condition of the lube oil within the equipment and can reduce the manpower and resources needed for excessive complete oil analysis i.e. a change in dielectric constant will alert the user of the an impending problem in a particular process area.

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