Electrostatic varnish and precursor detection in lubricants

Methods are provided for in-situ detection of varnish and/or deposit precursors in a lubricant in a lubricating environment. An electrostatic accumulator can be used within a lubricating environment to enhance accumulation of varnish and/or deposit precursors on portions of the electrostatic accumul...

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Main Authors Prabhakar, Bhaskar, Cooper, Kathleen K, Vann, Walter D, Flores-Torres, Samuel, Korres, Spyridon, Herz, Erik
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.03.2021
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
FUELS
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS C10M RELATING TO LUBRICATINGCOMPOSITIONS
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
LUBRICANTS
LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS
MEASURING
METALLURGY
PEAT
PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES
PHYSICS
TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE
TESTING
USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATINGINGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION
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Summary:Methods are provided for in-situ detection of varnish and/or deposit precursors in a lubricant in a lubricating environment. An electrostatic accumulator can be used within a lubricating environment to enhance accumulation of varnish and/or deposit precursors on portions of the electrostatic accumulator. The deposits accumulated on the electrostatic accumulator can then be characterized in-situ. The potential difference across portions of the electrostatic accumulator can cause an enhanced rate of deposit accumulation on the electrostatic accumulator, which can facilitate characterization of the tendency of a lubricant to accumulate deposits in the lubricating environment.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816123089