Title :
Development of in-line oil contamination sensor for lubricant of scraper conveyor reducer
Author :
Pang, Zhengduo ; Shi, Nianfeng ; Meng, Guoying ; Li, Wei
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Mech. Electron. & Inf. Eng., China Univ. of Min. & Technol., Beijing, China
Abstract :
The development of in-line oil contamination sensor for N320 Lubricant used in scraper conveyor reducer is described. The sensor can detect the NAS contamination level of the lubricant and prompt the replacement of oil when the oil contamination level exceeds the indicator of the exchanging standard of L-CKC industrial closed gear oil. This paper describes the sensor´s design requirements, principle of operation, selection of wavelength, mechanical structure design and test calibration. The shortcomings of the sensor and relevant solutions are also pointed out in this article.
Keywords :
calibration; contamination; conveyors; fibre optic sensors; lubricating oils; photodetectors; L-CKC industrial closed gear oil; N320 lubricant; NAS contamination level; in-line oil contamination sensor; mechanical structure design; oil contamination level; optical fiber sensor; photodetector; scraper conveyor reducer; test calibration; Contamination; Lubricants; Mechanical sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Petroleum; Pollution measurement; Sensor phenomena and characterization; in-line sensor; mechanical structure design; oil contamination; optical fiber; scraper conveyor; sensor calibration;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Measurement & Instruments, 2009. ICEMI '09. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3863-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3864-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICEMI.2009.5274710
