Learnings from benchmarking turbine oils
Turbine oils generally fail through oxidation and/or the development of varnish. Fluitec developed an accelerated oxidation test referred to as the Turbine Oil Performance Prediction test. It is essentially a time-lapse view of what happens to oils when they are in-service. The test thermally stresses a sample at 120C further encouraged by catalysts. This paper identifies several interesting findings on how turbine oils degrade, what chemistries provide optimum performance and hints to the future of turbine oil formulations.
Speakers: Greg Livingstone Chief Innovation Officer Fluitec
