WO2001061339A1 - Method and apparatus for the debris particulate characterization in lubricants - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring a particulate characteristic of a particulate-containing fluid, in particular for monitoring the particulate content of lubricating or hydraulic fluids in a mechanical system in order to diagnose component failure.
- lubricating fluids may be tested for chemical or physical indicators of engine stress such as expenditure of additives, presence of water or changes in the concentration of metal particles. Analysis of wear debris in lubricating fluid and of the chemical properties of the fluid are normally carried out periodically (eg during routine maintenance) .
- Particle size distribution analysis is usually performed by taking a sample of the fluid (eg oil) and passing it through a filter of known size. By either monitoring the flow rate across the filter or by tracking the pressure drop across it, it is possible to determine the particle size distribution in the fluid.
- a sample of the fluid eg oil
- An example of such a system is disclosed in US-A-5095740.
- measurements of particle size distribution are conducted on a re-gular basis on conventional hydraulic systems.
- the determination of particle size distribution is a labour intensive activity and therefore is in general only performed periodically.
- particle size distribution may be measured on a monthly basis and preventative measures taken as and when the oil quality data indicates that action is required.
- the present invention seeks to address the limitations of the prior art by providing a method and apparatus for reliably and rapidly measuring a particulate characteristic of a particulate-containing fluid.
- the apparatus is able to monitor changes in particle size distribution of a fluid in real time.
- the apparatus permits on-line diagnosis of component failure in a mechanical system, whilst requiring only minor modification to the system itself.
- the present invention provides a method for measuring a particulate characteristic of a particulate-containmg fluid (eg a liquid), said method comprising the steps of: applying an electrical signal at one or more frequencies to the fluid; measuring an impedance quantity characteristic of the fluid at the one or more frequencies; and deducing the particulate characteristic from the measured impedance quantity.
- a particulate characteristic of a particulate-containmg fluid eg a liquid
- the method of the invention is useful in static or dynamic fluid systems.
- the particulate-containmg fluid may comprise a lubricating fluid or hydraulic fluid (eg an oil) .
- a lubricating fluid or hydraulic fluid eg an oil
- the method is of particular interest to the aircraft and automotive industries. However, the method is equally of interest m the mining, mineral processing and milling industries .
- the method of the invention may be used to deduce a qualitative or quantitative particulate characteristic of the fluid.
- the qualitative or quantitative particulate characteristic may be the presence or absence of the particulate (qualitative), the extent of the presence of the particulate (quantitative), a change in the presence of the particulate (qualitative) or the extent of a change m the presence of the particulate (quantitative) .
- the particulate characteristic of the fluid is a physical indicator of the status of the mechanical system m which the fluid is present.
- the method may be used to deduce the presence (or absence) of a particulate in the fluid.
- the method may be used to deduce the amount (eg concentration) of a particulate in the fluid.
- the method may be used to deduce the particle size distribution (eg the number of particles above a certain size) .
- the method may be used to deduce changes in the amount (eg concentration) of a particulate m the fluid (eg changes in the particle size distribution) .
- a preferred embodiment of the method of the invention comprises the steps of: measuring at the one or more frequencies the impedance quantity characteristic of the particulate-containmg fluid measuring at the one or more frequencies the impedance quantity characteristic of the particulate-containmg fluid deducing a change in the characteristic of the particulate- containmg fluid between time tj and t 2 ; and correlating the change m the characteristic of the particulate-containmg fluid with a change in the fluid environment .
- the impedance quantity may be measured at any number of specific times (t) over an extended temporal range. Especially preferably the impedance quantity may be measured continuously so as to advantageously provide real time analysis of the fluid environment and diagnosis of any failure of the mechanical system of which the fluid environment is a part.
- a preferred embodiment of the method of the invention comprises the initial steps of: measuring an impedance quantity at one or more frequencies of a calibrant particulate-containmg fluid; and correlating the measured impedance quantity with a particulate characteristic of the calibrant particulate- containmg fluid, wherein the particulate characteristic of the calibrant particulate-containing fluid is known.
- the calibrant particulate-containing fluid is a fluid containing a known particulate.
- the calibrant particulate-containing fluid is a fluid containing a particulate at a known particulate concentration (eg particle size distribution).
- the impedance quantity may be measured at one or more frequencies (preferably including the resonant frequency) for a hydraulic fluid in a mechanical system over a typical maintenance cycle.
- the measurement may be correlated with the particle size distribution measured conventionally over that cycle in order to calibrate the hydraulic fluid.
- on-line measurement of the impedance quantity at one or more frequencies (preferably including the resonant frequency) may be used (in place of conventional particle size distribution analysis) to deduce the particle size distribution.
- This final step may be conveniently carried out by interpolation.
- Methods of interpolating data will be familiar to those skilled in the art. They include inter alia look-up tables or the application of artificial neural network technology to "learn" the relationship between (for example) resonant frequency and number of particles.
- the electrical signal is applied to the particulate-containing fluid at a single frequency and the impedance quantity of the particulate-containing fluid is measured at that frequency.
- the single frequency is at or near to the resonant frequency.
- a frequency at or near to the resonant frequency provides the largest variations in the measured impedance quantity and hence a more sensitive method.
- a preferred embodiment of the method of the invention comprises applying an electrical signal to the particulate- containing fluid at each of a plurality of frequencies in a frequency range and measuring an impedance quantity at each of the plurality of frequencies in the frequency range.
- the plurality of frequencies in the range are sufficient in number to generate an impedance spectrum characteristic of the particulate-containing fluid.
- the frequency range includes a resonant frequency.
- the impedance quantity may be for example the dissipation factor.
- the electrical signal is a time varying electrical signal.
- the time varying electrical signal is an alternating current (ac) signal.
- the electrical signal is a sine wave varying in current or voltage.
- the measurement of the impedance quantity may comprise a time to frequency domain transformation of the time varying electrical signal.
- the steps involved in such a measurement will be generally familiar to those skilled in the art (see for example Perturbation Signals for System Identification, e K Godfrey, Prentice Hill, 1993, UK) .
- the time varying electrical signal may be periodic and may comprise any suitable function or code eg a pseudo random binary sequence (PRBS), a Golay code, a Walsh function, a Huffman sequence or any other suitable coded sequence.
- the present invention provides an apparatus for measuring a particulate characteristic of a particulate-containing fluid comprising: electrical signal applying means adapted to apply an electrical signal at one or more frequencies to the fluid; measuring means for measuring an impedance quantity characteristic of the fluid at the one or more frequencies; and means for deducing the particulate characteristic from the measured impedance quantity.
- the apparatus of the invention is advantageously capable of providing a rapid (and if desired continuous) online physical indicator of fluid (eg oil) quality.
- the apparatus may be positioned in si tu as part of the fluid environment of a mechanical system (eg an engine or hydraulic system) where it is capable of advantageously indicating sudden changes within seconds of their occurrence.
- a mechanical system eg an engine or hydraulic system
- the apparatus incorporated in an aircraft in this manner may allow an airline pilot to take evasive action in the event of catastrophic mechanical failure of the engine .
- the apparatus of the invention is advantageously provided in portable form for i n si tu analysis. This enables on-line monitoring of lubricating or hydraulic fluids in a static or dynamic system.
- the electrical signal applying means is preferably adapted to apply a time varying electrical signal to the particulate-containmg fluid at one or more frequencies in a frequency range (preferably including a resonant frequency) .
- the electrical signal applying means is capable of applying a time varying electrical signal which is periodic.
- the electrical signal applying means is capable of applying an ac signal of variable frequency.
- the electrical signal applying means is capable of applying an electrical signal being a sine wave varying in current or voltage
- the electrical signal applying means may be capable of being positioned m direct or indirect electrical contact with the particulate-containmg fluid.
- the electrical signal applying means may comprise a means for varying the frequency of the electrical signal to apply the electrical signal at a plurality of frequencies m a range including the resonant frequency.
- the resonant frequency may be lowered or altered by the addition of further circuit elements.
- the apparatus may further comprise at least one inductor or at least one quartz crystal resonator.
- the means for varying the resonant frequency is arranged so that the resonant frequency is below about 1MHz . At such a resonant frequency, problems associated with instrumentation and digitisation are generally reduced.
- the electrical signal applying means may comprise at least two electrodes.
- the electrodes may be capable of being positioned in direct or indirect electrical contact with the particulate-containmg fluid.
- one or more of the electrodes may comprise an outer insulating layer so that the electrodes are capable of being positioned indirect electrical contact with the particulate-containmg fluid.
- Electrode materials sizes and configurations are suitable (as for the preferred embodiment.
- the configuration and material may be tailored to the end use.
- planar electrodes may be used (eg rectangular or half ring configurations as desired) and multiple electrode arrangements may be used. Modulation of the applied electrical field strength is possible to find the optimum working field strength or to provide additional information on the particulate-containmg fluid.
- the electrical signal applying means may comprise at least two windings.
- the windings may be capable of being positioned direct or indirect electrical contact with the particulate-containmg fluid.
- the electrical signal applying means comprises a probe adapted to be inserted into a mechanical system and to enable measurement of the impedance spectrum characteristic of particulate- contain g fluid within the mechanical system.
- the measuring means may comprise an impedance analyser.
- the measuring means may be capable of performing a time to frequency domain transformation of the time varying electrical signal.
- the present invention provides the use of an apparatus as hereinbefore defined for diagnosing failure of a mechanical system.
- the present in ⁇ ention will now be described in a non- limitative sense witr reference to the accompanying Figures in which:
- FIG 1 illustrates schematically an experimental arrangement used to demonstrate the method of the invention
- Figure 2 illustrates particle size distribution as measured conventionally
- Figure 3 illustrates particle size distribution measured conventionally after filtering
- Figures 4 to 7 illustrate the resonant frequency of each of eight oil samples as a function of the number of particles over a certain size.
- Figure 1 illustrates schematically an experimental arrangement which was used to measure electrical impedance spectra and particle size distributions of various samples in order to demonstrate the principles of the method of the invention.
- a ten litre tank 1 was filled with five litres of standard engine oil.
- the oil was circulated by means of a pump 2 via a flow cell 3 to a two-way valve 5. Depending upon the position of the valve, the oil was either directed back to the tank 1 or through a one micron filter unit 6 before being returned to the tank 1.
- the flow cell was of the type disclosed in WO-A-98/46985 and was connected to a Hewlett Packard 4192A impedance analyser 4 which was connected to a personal computer 7.
- a port 8 was incorporated into the arrangement so that oil samples could be withdrawn for analysis or to which a particle sizing device could be attached.
- a digital CONTAM-ALERT (DCA) unit available from EntekIRD Limited, Bumpers Lane, Sealand Industrial Estate, Chester, England, CHI 4LT was used to determine the particle size distribution of the oil at various stages of the experiment ( l e the particle size distribution of each sample) .
- DCA digital CONTAM-ALERT
- Figure 3 illustrates the particle size distribution for all eight samples as the log (base 10) of the number of particles vers u s particle size fraction in microns.
- Figures 4 to 7 illustrate the resonant frequency of each of the eight oil samples as a function of the number of particles greater than a certain size.
- Figure 4 illustrates the resonant frequency of the oil as a function of the number of particles greater than 2 microns.
- Figures 5, 6 and 7 represent the 5, 10 and 15 micron levels respectively.
- a mathematical model may be calculated to describe the data recorded in the various Figures which would aid subsequent calculations.
- the following is an example to illustrate how an unknown particle size distribution may be deduced from a measured resonant frequency. This is based upon the data obtained using the arrangement described above.
- a resonant frequency of 680kHz is recorded for an oil sample.
- Figure 4 or an equation calculated to describe the measured impedance data
- This procedure is repeated using Figures 5, 6 and 7 to obtain estimates of the number of particles greater than the 5, 10 and 15 micron threshold and hence the particle size distribution.
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