FluidScan® 1000 Series – Handheld Infrared Oil Analyzer
The FluidScan® 1000 series handheld Infrared oil analyzer provides a direct quantitative measurement of a lubricant’s condition. It plays an important role in Machine Condition Monitoring (MCM) for proactive and predictive maintenance in Reliability Management programs. Using the device, you can determine when oil needs to be serviced due to degradation of the oil chemistry or contamination by other fluids such as water or the wrong oil. The FluidScan is compliant with ASTM D7889 “Standard Test Method for Field Determination of In-Service Fluid Properties Using IR Spectroscopy”.
Dedicated Direct Infrared Spectrometer for Lubricant Condition Monitoring
- Designed for field use applications with no moving parts
- Compact for hand-held, portable usage
- Actionable results for immediate decisions
- Water, TAN, and oxidation for lubricants used in gearboxes, turbines, and hydraulic systems
- TBN, water, glycol, soot, additive depletion, and oxidation/sulfation/nitration for engine oils
- Other applications include transmissions, greases, lubricant/biodiesel/fuel blending or QC.
Easy to Use
- Needs just one drop of oil and one minute to test
- No solvents required to clean
- Easy to interpret color-coded, user adjustable alarm limits
Determine when in service oil not fit for use
- Direct immediate measurement of water, TAN and oxidation for lubricants used in gearboxes, turbines and hydraulic systems
- Also measures TBN, water, glycol, soot, additive depletion and oxidation for engine oil
Highly Repeatable and Reproducible Results
- ASTM D7889 Compliant – “Standard Test Method for Field Determination of In-service Fluid Properties Using IR Spectroscopy”
- Excellent correlation to KF water, TAN and TBN laboratory tests
- Reproducibility and repeatability comparable to benchtop FTIR method ASTM E2412
- Data analysis compliant to ASTM E1655
- It also fulfils the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (NESHAP RICE) requirements for extending oil change intervals in engines and back-up generators when used in conjunction with the Spectro MiniVisc 3050 Portable Viscometer.
Measured Parameters
One of the advantages of the FluidScan over laboratory FTIR is its ability to report absolute quantitative results for critical properties such as TAN and water contaminations for industrial lubricants or TBN, water, glycol, and soot for engine oils. The below table specifies different parameters provided by FluidScan depending on the oil type.
| Application Categories | Properties Measured by FluidScan |
| Transmission | Water (PPM), Oxidation (Abs/0.1mm), Fluid Integrity (unitless) |
| Hydraulic – Fire resistant (Phosphate Ester) | Water (PPM), TAN (mg KOH/g) |
| Hydraulic – Aerospace (Synthetic Hydraulic Fluid) | Water (PPM), Oxidation (Abs/0.1 mm), Alien Fluid mineral based (MIL-H-2304) (%), and Alien Fluid engine oil (ML-H-23699) (%) |
| Heat Transfer (Quenching Oil) | Water (PPM), Oxidation (Abs/0.1 mm) |
| Industrial (Steam and CCGT Turbine, Hydraulic, Compressor, Chiller, Gear, etc.) | Water (PPM), Oxidation (Abs/0.1 mm), TAN (mg KOH/g) |
| Turbine Aerospace (Synthetic Gas Turbine Oil) | Water (PPM), TAN (mg KOH/g), Antioxidant (% depletion) |
| Engines (Engine oil for different engine types, including Gasoline, Diesel, Heavy Duty Diesel, HFO, Natural Gas, etc.) | Water (PPM), Oxidation (Abs/0.1 mm), TBN (mg KOH/g), TAN (mg KOH/g) (Natural Gas only), Sulfation (Abs/0.1 mm), Nitration (Abs/cm), Soot (%), Glycol (%), Anti Wear (%)Biodiesel Dilution (%) (Diesel & Heavy Duty Diesel – Engine Oils) |
| Ethanol in Gasoline | Ethanol (%) |
| FAME in Diesel | FAME (%) |
| Biodiesel Feedstock | Water (PPM), FFA (%) |
| Biodiesel | Water (PPM), TAN (mg KOH/g), Total Glycerin (%) |
| Grease | Water(abs/0.1mm), Oxidation (abs/0.1 mm), Water Index (unitless) |