Description
The following is an outline for a 16-hour directed course:
- Lubrication Introduction
- Lubricant Functions
- Lubrication Regimes
- Lubricant Physical Properties
- Types of lubricants and their applications
- Components
- Bearings
- Gears & Transmissions
- Hydraulics
- Engines & Compressors
- Wear Mechanisms
- Surface Wear
- External Wear
- Contamination
- Failure Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Failure Mode Effect Analysis
- Oil Analysis
- Sampling
- Tests
- Data Interpretation
- Lubrication Application
- Manual
- Automatic
- Filtration
- Storage
- Safety
- Applied Maintenance & Reliability Strategies
- Reactive
- Preventive
- Predictive
- Proactive
- Operator Based