Mineral oils, partially synthetic and synthetic oils in comparison
Charactersitics and areas of application of Mineral oils, hydrocrack, PAO, Ester oils and polyglycols, especially in the area of greases
Types, active principle and application of lubricants addtives
Grease thickener: Soap based and soap-free thickener, characteristic and important applications of particular thickener
Miscibility and compatibilty of greases (basic oils, thickener, additives)
Gear oils
Requirements and characteristics
Characteristic values and their meaning
Standardized gear oil types and their area of application
Lubricating oils for slide and anti-fricition bearings
Lubrication requirements in comparison to interdigitation
Characteristics and characteristic values of lubricating oils for bearing lubrication
Testing procedures that got included into the gear oil norm for bearing lubrication and their influence
Differences of typical gear oils used in the industry and circulating lubricating oils
Gear and circulating lubricating oils in specific areas of application
Wind energy
Cement industry
Paper machines
Railway
Tool machines
Food industry
Gear oils for vehicles
Requirements and specifications overview
Manual, automatic and duplex transmission
Power shift transmission
Axle gears, self-locking differentials, final drives
General purpose oil for construction vehicles, tractors and agricultural equipment
Operational alterations of lubricating oils
Application-specific strain and oil aeging
Oil oxidation, hydrolysis and cracking
Reduction of antioxidants and other additives
Contamination through water, dust and external oils
Air content and foam formation
Diesel effect and cavitation
Cloudiness, contamination and phase separation
Wear mechanisms and gear tooth damages
Fundamental wear mechanisms
Wear mechanisms and forms of wear
Typical gear tooth damages and their causes
Impact of the lubricating oil in use
Oil analysis for industrial facilities
Oil analysis Why, when, how, how often, how many? Methods and devices for sampling Required data, grease sampling datasheet Online portal: lab report, data entry, enquiries Data migration into a maintenance program
Analysis techniques Analysis sets, areas of application and explanatory power Identification of wear characteristic values: element analysis, PQ-Index, optical particle analysis Characteristic values for oil condition: viscosity, oxidation etc. Reduction of additives: antioxidants, FT-IR and RULER, BN and AN Contamination: water and particles, purity level, soot, mud, external oils, intermixture
Interpretation of lab report results Define warning and Limit values Recognize known oil types on lab report Interpretation of real lab reports
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