Oil Analysis Identifies Bearing Wear in Power Station Emergency Generator
While this chemical plant utilizes several predictive maintenance technologies, oil condition monitoring was the only tool to identify significant bearing wear in an emergency generator before back-up power was needed.
In this case study you'll:
- Explore how oil condition monitoring (oil analysis) effectively identified serious bearing surface wear in a nuclear power station’s emergency diesel generator engine, allowing plant maintenance personnel to take corrective actions to prevent a costly failure.