1、Designation:D741509Standard Test Method forCondition Monitoring of Sulfate By-Products in In-ServicePetroleum and Hydrocarbon Based Lubricants by TrendAnalysis Using Fourier Transform Infrared(FT-IR)Spectrometry1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7415;the number immediately followi
2、ng the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers mo
3、nitoring sulfate by-productsin in-service petroleum and hydrocarbon based diesel crank-case engine and motor oils that have a sulfur content of greaterthan 500 ppm.This test method should not be employed whenlow-sulfur fuels are used for combustion.1.2 This test method uses Fourier Transform Infrare
4、d(FT-IR)spectrometry for monitoring build-up of sulfate by-products in in-service petroleum and hydrocarbon based lubri-cants as a result of normal machinery operation.Sulfateby-products can result from the introduction of sulfur fromcombustion or from the oxidation of sulfur-containing base oiladdi
5、tives.This test method is designed as a fast,simplespectroscopic check for monitoring of sulfate by-products inin-service petroleum and hydrocarbon based lubricants withthe objective of helping diagnose the operational condition ofthe machine based on measuring the level of sulfate by-products in th
6、e oil.1.3 Acquisition of FT-IR spectral data for measuring sulfateby-products in in-service oil and lubricant samples is describedin Practice D7418.In this test method,measurement and datainterpretation parameters for sulfate by-products using bothdirect trend analysis and differential(spectral subt
7、raction)trendanalysis are presented.1.4 This test method is based on trending of spectralchanges associated with sulfate by-products of in-servicepetroleum and hydrocarbon based lubricants.Warnings oralarm limits can be set on the basis of a fixed minimum valuefor a single measurement or,alternative
8、ly,can be based on arate of change of the response measured,see Ref(1).21.4.1 For direct trend analysis,values are recorded directlyfrom absorption spectra and reported in units of absorbance per0.1 mm pathlength.1.4.2 For differential trend analysis,values are recordedfrom the differential spectra(
9、spectrum obtained by subtractionof the absorption spectrum of the reference oil from that of thein-service oil)and reported in units of 100*absorbance per0.1 mm pathlength(or equivalently absorbance units per cen-timetre).1.4.3 In either case,maintenance action limits should bedetermined through sta
10、tistical analysis,history of the same orsimilar equipment,round robin tests or other methods inconjunction with the correlation of sulfate by-product changesto equipment performance.NOTE1It is not the intent of this test method to establish orrecommend normal,cautionary,warning or alert limits for a
11、ny machinery.Such limits should be established in conjunction with advice and guidancefrom the machinery manufacturer and maintenance group.1.5 This test method is for petroleum and hydrocarbonbased lubricants and is not applicable for ester based oils,including polyol esters or phosphate esters.1.6
12、 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.6.1 ExceptionThe unit for wave numbers is cm-1.1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of t
13、he user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM
14、Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.96 on In-Service Lubricant Testing and Condition MonitoringServices.Current edition approved July 1,2009.Published August 2009.DOI:10.1520/D7415-09.2The boldface numbers in parentheses
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