QUANTITATIVE LUBRICATING OIL DEBRIS MONITORING AND ANALYSIS

SPECTRALYTIC, INC. CONTROLS THE RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT PATENT TO A TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED TO INCREASE THE ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY OF DETECTION OF INCIPIENT FAILURE OF OIL-WETTED SYSTEMS, WHILE PROVIDING DATA COMPARABLE TO CURRENT MILITARY INSTRUMENTS IN A PORTABLE UNIT. THE TECHNOLOGY, VIA A FILTRATION PROCESS, TRAPS ALL THE PARTICULATE MATTER WITHIN A GIVEN OIL SAMPLE (ENGINE, HYDRAULIC, GEARBOX, TRANSMISSION, ETC.) ON A FILTER AND IRRADIATES THE FILTER WITH A MINIATURE X-RAY TUBE. UTILIZATION OF AN X-RAY SCAN ALLOWS PARTICULATE MATTER OF ANY SIZE (ABOVE .1PPM) TO BE DETECTED BY A SOLID STATE DETECTOR. A BRASSBOARD PROTOTYPE HAS BEEN TESTED TO SATISFACTION, HOWEVER PERIPHERAL TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ADVANCED TO THE POINT THAT A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PLAN MUST BE INVESTIGATED TO ENABLE INCORPORATION OF ALL FEASIBLE POTENTIAL ENHANCEMENTS, THUS MAXIMIZING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.