Viscosity sensor monitors oil
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Vectron International product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
May 16, 2007
The ViSmart viscosity sensor detected changes in oil condition as a function of viscosity to an accuracy and repeatability value of 1%.
Vectron International's low-shear ViSmart viscosity sensor has been used to collect real-time viscosity data in an oil aging detection application and has yielded exemplary results.
The testing, conducted by a major manufacturer of fluid management systems for industrial applications to determine repeatability and reproducibility, was carried out across the entire temperature spectrum ranging from 0C to 105C for a gearbox-specified commercial oil.
The ViSmart viscosity sensor detected changes in oil condition as a function of viscosity to an accuracy and repeatability value of 1%.
Vectron is presently working with the manufacturer to integrate the ViSmart sensor into its fluid management systems.
"Our ViSmart viscosity sensor is designed to provide instantaneous sample and/or continuous, real-time, in-process viscosity measurements for process control environments requiring high resolution and accuracy in low to mid-range viscosity fluids", said Kerem Durdag, Director of Business Development, SAP business, Vectron International.
"These recent gearbox tests further demonstrate our expertise in providing a first of its kind fluid viscosity monitoring technology that enables our customers to achieve time and cost savings as well as increased scalability".
"We are pleased to be working with this manufacturer to take the commercial relationship between our companies to the next level and determine an efficient and effective integration path for our ViSmart sensor technology and their fluid management units".
The low-shear ViSmart viscosity sensor uses robust and reliable semiconductor technology, has no moving parts, and is sealed for complete immersion.
It is unaffected by vibration or flow conditions, does not need field calibration and comes in a 12.7 x 76.2mm and 227g package.
The ViSmart low-shear sensor measures viscosity of fluid from 1 to 500 centipoise and is rated for temperatures up to 125C in the standard package, with custom options and configurations available for specific industry applications and process requirements.
When integrated with Vectron's eCup handheld viscosity sensor reader, the ViSmart can be connected to any computer platform via the standard USB port to provide a continuous audit trail for process monitoring markets to control operating costs and maintain quality standards.
Additionally, leveraging Vectron's PC ViscNet bench-top viscometer data station, the customer can acquire multiple channels of continuous viscosity, temperature and/or other physical data from up to four ViSmart or other physical sensors.
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