This 2-day WDA course provides hands-on experience for the novice analyst. Wear debris analysis is often referred to as the most important form of oil analysis. This course will put this important tool into the hands of the people who know the machines best, inside and out. Wear takes place in many different forms and situations. This course has been designed to teach students how to apply conditions, such as the environment and other outside influencing factors, to the situations and make an accurate root cause analysis. The Wear Debris Analysis class will consist of two days of hands-on wear analysis as well as an informative in-depth presentation about wear particles and how they are formed. The course will also include real-life case studies and comparative analysis.
Topics include:
- Theory Presentation -- wear particle generation, tribology, friction, wear and lubrication fundamentals
- Sample screening -- discussion of how to use preliminary data and equipment type to select WDA candidates and sample preparation techniques
- Interpretation of oil analysis results related to WDA
- Sample preparation techniques
- Overview of Oilview WDA Module
- Particle identification and characterization
- Learn to properly use a white light microscope
- Preparing patches for diagnosis
- Analyzing samples under the microscope
- Distinguishing the most common types of wear under different scenarios
- Troubleshooting for root causes based upon WDA analysis
