Thursday, July 27, 2006

WATER-IN-OIL ANALYZER FOR SHIPS AND NAVAL APPLICATIONS

EESIFLO International , a manufacturer of flow sensors and water level sensors makes it possible to accurately monitor water in oil contamination in any oil process onboard vessels including lubrication oil, hydraulic oil and any type of engine fuel.
Water in oil can cause costly breakdowns totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue. It is impossible to escape the problems of water contamination in oil systems.

Recently there have been initiatives to determine the feasibility of extending the life of oils or determination of oil change period by analyzing them for water content using an online water-in-oil analyzer. Online measurement of many types of hydraulic oils, lubrication oil and fuel oils . diesel etc by the EESIFLO EASZ-1 water in hydraulic oil analyzer reduces the need for a laboratory to analyze the water content of oil samples. It also acts as an added guarantee because water in oil is continuously being measured online.

In addition, the EESIFLO water-in-oil analyzer can be tested onsite or in a laboratory setting for further accuracy and verification against a Karl Fischer coulometric titrator in determining water content in oil. Many clients and organizations have taken the lead as a part of an ongoing effort to eliminate waste and reduce pollution have been looking for a way of extending the operational life of transmission and hydraulic oils, determining fuel quality for engines and reducing the risk of breakdown from water contamination in lubrication systems.

Implementation of an effective oil extension and monitoring program needs some thought. In some cases for e.g with high speed purifying systems, the ability to perform accurate water content analysis in a factory or a fleet would allow purified oil to be returned to service more quickly. The EESIFLO EASZ-1 is a unique and affordable accurate online water in oil detector. It can measure as low as ppm and percentages of water including free water .Some application require more thought and logic. This is because of problems encountered with high water content at start up of the purifier system. This high water content needs to be monitored without total destruction to the moisture sensor. Unfortunately, most moisture sensors cannot be used once they have been contaminated with free water , they simply stop functioning. The EASZ-1 will measure very low ppm levels of moisture contamination (dissolved water in oil) and extremely high water content with no damage possible to its water sensing element.

It is important to address the problems encountered onboard a vessel that has decided to install the EASZ-1 water in oil sensor for e,.g onto a Diesel Generator Lube Oil Purifier Outlet. A robust and reliable Water Content Alarm System for a typical Engine Lubrication System application requires some logic. This logic can be engineered either by ship system integrators or provided as a total water in oil monitoring package supplied by EESIFLO. A typical example would be the a total solution system to solve the problems encountered onboard a vessel after installing the first EASZ-1 onto the Diesel Generator Lube Oil Purifier Outlet. Typically a problem encountered (alarm triggering during startup sequence and purifier desludge cycle) can be resolved confidently using the EASZ-R3, a display and logic device capable of taking on up to 4 EASZ-1 Water-In-Oil Monitors with required functionality. Instead of only one EASZ-1 standard water in oil monitor display for each point monitored ,the more advanced EASZ-R3 can take on both monitoring points in question (Diesel Generator and Main Engine, hydraulics, other lubrication systems and fuel, so only one unit is needed.