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May 28th, 2018

Foam

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Foam

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A lubricant with a tendency to foam can cause issues for both the machine and the lubricant itself. Foam can lead to micro dieseling and the production of soot, as well as poor machine performance, lubricant loss, and cavitation. Foam will also reduce the life of your lubricant by exposing the oil to more air. Air accelerates oxidation and degradation. Test Oil uses ASTM D892 to measure the foaming tendency of a lubricant. 200 ml of sample is placed into a graduated cylinder that is in a controlled-temperature bath. Compressed air is pressed through a diffuser stem and then through the sample. The volume of foam is measured after five minutes. Once the blowing has stopped, the time of the total foam dispersion is recorded. All foam should be dispersed by 250 seconds.

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TestOil has been in the oil analysis business since 1988.

We started out providing Analytical Ferrography services to power customers and in the early 90’s expanded our services. We have focused exclusively on assisting large industrial facilities reduce their maintenance costs and avoid unexpected downtime through oil analysis program implementation. Our customers rely on us to be their technical experts when it comes to diagnosing oil related issues in equipment such as turbines, hydraulics, gearboxes, pumps, compressors, and diesel generators. Our state-of-the-art-laboratory has the capacity to process and analyze 2000 samples per day. We employ lean process management to drive excellence and ensure that we maintain our guarantee of providing same day turnaround on all routine testing.