A practical guide to understanding lubricant varnish and deposits in turbomachinery.
It explains how varnish forms, how it affects equipment and how oil analysis and treatment methods can be used to control the problem.
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Varnish can restrict flow, affect heat transfer and reduce equipment efficiency.
This book explains how varnish develops and how it can be detected. It also covers practical ways to reduce oil breakdown and control deposits.
Greg Livingstone is Chief Innovation Officer at Fluitec and has around 30 years of experience in industrial lubrication. He is recognised internationally for his work on lubricant degradation, varnish formation and deposit control.
Greg has developed oil analysis tests and patented filtration and treatment technologies used to extend lubricant life. He has published more than 100 technical papers and has contributed to organisations including ICML, STLE and ASTM. He has also played a major role in advancing how industry identifies, measures and manages varnish.
Sanya Mathura is the founder and Managing Director of Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd. She works across lubrication, reliability and asset management, with a strong focus on lubricant degradation.
Sanya is an ICML-certified Machinery Lubrication Engineer and also holds the ICML Varnish and Deposit Identification and Measurement and Varnish and Deposit Prevention and Removal badges. Together, Greg and Sanya bring deep experience in lubricant degradation, varnish detection and varnish control.
A useful reference for people dealing with varnish, turbine oils and lubricant degradation.
Lubrication professionals
Oil analysis technicians
Reliability engineers
Turbine maintenance personnel
Condition monitoring teams
Maintenance engineers
VPR and VIM candidates