EASZ-1 PPM MOISTURE or PERCENT WATER MONITOR

It is very important to detect water contamination when it is happening. The EASZ-1 has a response time of 1 second . It starts measuring in 100 ppm steps or 0.01% and not only measures water content but will detect any presence of free water in your oil system in real time - even if the exposure was for a very short period. It is important to measure moisture content in an oil but it is also just important to catch free water which can go unnoticed .

Why you should measure moisture and free water contamination!

Paper manufacturing processes are very water intensive and paper machine lubricants frequently become contaminated with water in paper mills. Water contamination is a serious problem and can cause considerable losses in revenue due to its life shortening effects on bearings and metallic parts as well as degrading lubricants.

Alot of energy and time has been spent by engineers to rid oil of water contamination and its effect on equipment life. Preventing water ingression into lubricating equipment has become a full time occupation for specialist designers. Lubricating oil suppliers also place a high premium on the ability of their products to demulsify or shed water rapidly, one of the major features of oils designed for paper mill service. Even though these efforts to incorporate protection from the detrimental impacts of water on paper machinery into product design, the quick and cost-effective removal of water from lubricating oils remains a major maintenance challenge.

Probably the best way to combat water contamination is to prevent it from occurring at all, complete elimination of water contamination in paper mill lubricants is an extremely difficult task for paper mill maintenance engineers. However, preventive maintenance practices, beginning with an understanding of how water is entering the oil system, and the timely deployment of the appropriate corrective actions, can reduce the number and intensity of such occurrences. Together, these practices minimize the exposure of critical machinery components to the damaging impact of water and result in longer equipment life and lower maintenance costs.

Limiting Water Contamination - Water finds its way into lubricating oil systems in many ways. Some examples could be lube oil return line vents, leaking heat exchanger coils,leaking rotary steam joints, reservoir hatches, covers and tops, bearing labyrinth seals , condensation from moist paper mill air, condensation on the lube reservoir and possibly improperly installed make up oil.

It is important to minimize the sources of water contamination and to analyze and rapid or long term change in content with online monitoring of moisture/water . Water contamination can affect your profits in several ways. Here are some:

* Water contamination can decrease bearing life
* Water contamination can increase the rate of machine metallic corrosion
* Water contamination can increase the rate of oil oxidation
* Water contamination can shorten oil filter life
* Water contamination can deplete oil additives.

Having said all of this, whatever preventative action is diligently practiced, occurances of water contamination will always occur. A keen program to detect and address these instances should be part of every mill maintenance program.